Tom Becker (writer)

Tom Becker (born 19 January 1981), real name Thomas Trevelyan Beckerlegge,[1] is a British children's writer. He studied history at Jesus College, Oxford.[1] He won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize for his first novel, Darkside, at the age of 25.[2]

Published books

• Darkside (2007)
• Lifeblood (2007)
• Nighttrap (2008)
• Timecurse (2009)
• Blackjack (2010)
• The Traitors (2012)
• While The Others Sleep (2013)
• The Carnival of Ash (2022)

Awards and nominations

• 2007 Darkside won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize[3]
• 2008 Darkside longlisted for the Manchester Book Award[4]

References

1. "Old Members' News". Jesus College Record. Jesus College, Oxford: 111. 2007.
2. Lea, Richard (26 January 2007). "First-time author wins children's fiction prize". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
3. Waterstone's Children's Book Prize Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
4. Manchester Book Award Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Welcome to Darkside (official)
• Tom Becker biography at publisher Scholastic
• Tom Becker at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database