Dominic Barker Explained

Dominic Barker (born 1966) is a British children's author.

Biography

Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He taught at various schools including The Commonweal School, Swindon.

He currently lives in Barcelona, where he blogs on the city at bigbarcelonablog.blogspot.com and on random other stuff at dominicbarker.blogspot.com.

Bibliography

• Mickey Sharp series:
  • Sharp Stuff (1999)
  • Sharp Shot (2001)
  • Sharp Returns (2003)
  • Sharp Beats (2008)
• Blart series:
  • (2006)
  • (2007)
  • (2008)
• Adam and the Arkonaughts (2010)
• Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble(2011)
  • (2011)
  • (2011)
  • (2012)
  • (summer 2012)

Awards and nominations

• 2000 Sharp Stuff shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award^[1]
• 2007 won the Stockton Children's Book of the Year^[2]
• 2011 included in the Richard and Judy's Children's Book Club^[3]

External links

• Author profile at Bloomsbury.com
  • Barker's website: www.dominicbarker.com
• Barker's Barcelona Blog: An outsider's inside view: http://bigbarcelonablog.blogspot.com
• Barker's random blog: http://dominicbarker.blogspot.com

Notes and References

1. http://www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/ Branford Boase Award
2. Web site: 'Oscars' for children's books . 2008-04-08 . 2007-03-02 . The Northern Echo.
3. [Richard & Judy#Children's Book Club]