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Melvin Burgess was born on 25 April, 1954 in Twickenham, London, England, is a British writer of children's fiction. Discover Melvin Burgess's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
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Novelist |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
25 April 1954 |
| Birthday |
25 April |
| Birthplace |
Twickenham, London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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Melvin Burgess Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Melvin Burgess Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Melvin Burgess worth at the age of 69 years old? Melvin Burgess’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Melvin Burgess's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Melvin Burgess (born 25 April 1954) is a British writer of children's fiction.
Burgess is one of six authors, all 1967 to 1996, who won the Carnegie Medal for their Guardian Prize-winning books.
He completed his first book accepted for publication in his mid-thirties: a novel, The Cry of the Wolf, published by Andersen Press in 1990, which was highly commended by librarians for the Carnegie Medal, which Gillian Cross won for Wolf.
Cross features a girl and a metaphorical wolf, the characters being the last grey wolf in Britain.
Andersen published all of Burgess' books until the mid-1990s.
The Baby and Fly Pie (1993) was another highly commended runner-up for the Carnegie Medal, a distinction that was roughly annual.
He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol.
In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade.
Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author.
Junk won the 1996 Carnegie Medal and also the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judged by a panel of British children's writers, which The Guardian confers only once upon any author.
Kite (1997) features a boy who hatches a red kite egg.
Bloodtide (1999) and Bloodsong (2007) are post-apocalypse adaptations of Volsunga Saga.
In other books such as The Ghost Behind the Wall (2000), Burgess has dealt with less realist and sometimes fantastic themes.
In 2001 Burgess wrote the novelisation of the film Billy Elliot, based on Lee Hall's screenplay.
Polyphony is a narrative technique used in many of his best known novels.
Burgess again attracted controversy in 2003, with the publication of Doing It, which dealt with underage sex.
In the U.S. it was adapted as a television series, Life as We Know It.
For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
Burgess was born in the Municipal Borough of Twickenham, Middlesex, England (now administered as part of Greater London).
