Gideon Defoe (born 26 December 1975) is a British writer and author of The Pirates!, a series of comedy books following a group of pirates on their adventures. He also wrote the screenplay for The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, which is an animated film based on the first novel in his The Pirates! series. According to his book, An Atlas of Extinct Countries, Defoe also does film development work with Locksmith Animation and Studio Canal, and is developing a sitcom with BBC studios.
Gideon Defoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1975 London, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Oxford University[1] |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Subject | Pirates |
| Notable works | The Pirates! series |
Bibliography
edit- The Pirates! series:
- Other:
Awards
edit- 2012 Annie Awards: Nominated for Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production[5]
- 2002 Adecco Temp Of The Month, Victoria Street branch [6]
References
edit- ^ Burkeman, Oliver (10 June 2005). "How to make a book". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "The Pirates! In An Adventure With The Romantics". Janklow & Nesbit Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ Gideon Defoe - Elite Dangerous: Docking is Difficult - Orion Publishing Group. 13 July 2018. ISBN 978-1-4732-0131-6.
- ^ Barry Neild (16 September 2020). "New book 'Atlas of Extinct Countries' explores the places that fell off the map". CNN.
- ^ "40TH ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS WINNERS". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Tweeted picture of Adecco Temp of the Month certificate". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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