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Tony Mitton was born on 10 January, 1951 in Tripoli, Libya, is a British poet and children's writer (1951–2022). Discover Tony Mitton'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 71 years old?

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Occupation Poet · Children's Writer
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 10 January 1951
Birthday 10 January
Birthplace Tripoli, Libya
Date of death 18 June, 2022
Died Place Cambridge, England
Nationality Libya

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1951

Anthony Robert Mitton (10 January 1951 – 18 June 2022) was an English writer.

Originally a primary school teacher, he then became a children's poetry writer.

Mitton was born on 10 January 1951 in Tripoli, Libya.

1961

He was educated at Woolverstone Hall School (1961–1968), before studying English at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from 1969.

1970

Subsequently, he trained as a primary school teacher in the mid-1970s.

He lived with his wife in Cambridge, where they raised two children.

He died of leukaemia in 2022, at the age of 71.

1980

His career as a teacher included positions as Support Teacher in Plaistow, then a full-time primary teaching post at Earith CP School near Cambridge from 1980.

1984

In 1984, after a short gap, he resumed primary school teaching as a registered supply teacher for Cambridgeshire Education Authority.

1987

In 1987, he became a permanent part-time special needs support teacher for the Cambridgeshire Special Needs Team, continuing in this post for about 15 years.

1994

In 1994, some of his first poems for children were published.

1996

His comic rap narrative book, Royal Raps (illus. Martin Chatterton), won the Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award in 1996.

His work has been translated into many languages.

See VIAF listing.

More complete listings of Mitton's works are included on the CLPE author page and the Open library author page.

1997

Before that, he won the Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award, 1997, for "Royal Raps" and the silver award at the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (book cited below).

1999

For example, one of his earlier books was reviewed in The New York Times in 1999.

2000

The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief: silver award at the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.

2002

Other reviews have appeared in Kirkus Reviews, in 2002 and 2003, as well as in the School Library Journal.

2005

He served as a judge for the CLPE poetry award in 2005 and 2006.

His work has been included in the Children's Poetry Archive.

It has also been included in anthologies such as the OUP-published ''Kersplosh, Kersplash, Kersplat!

Funny Poems''.

edited by Ron Heapy.

Mitton collaborated with the Hallé Orchestra, who made adaptations of several of Mitton's works (for example, their productions of "Dinosaurumpus" and "Gaia").

"Dinosaurumpus" has also been performed by the Welsh National Opera.

Mitton was a Member of the Society of Authors.

His archive is held by the National Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle.

Mitton's work has been independently reviewed in many places.

In 2005, his verse picture book with Guy Parker-Rees, Spookyrumpus, won The Sheffield Children's Book Award, The Dundee City of Discovery Picture Book Award and The Portsmouth Picture Book award.

2007

2007. Writing in The Guardian newspaper, Julia Eccleshare said in October 2003: "Tony Mitton's The Tale of Tales, illustrated by Peter Bailey (David Fickling Books, £12.99) is a wonderful piece of storytelling told seamlessly in prose and poetry which, in the best tradition of The Canterbury Tales, shows what an excellent storytelling vehicle poetry can be."

2013

Mitton was named by Teresa Cremin (2013) as someone whose work that has inspired reluctant readers.

Many more reviews are listed in the Encyclopedia.com article cited above (towards the end, in the section "Biographical and Critical Sources").

Wayland was reviewed in The Times in 2013: "it is a delight to find a new picture book that should stand the test of time. The story of the craftsman Wayland, gorgeously retold by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton, makes the hairs on your neck rise up."

2014

Tony Mitton won the 2014 Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) poetry award (now called CLIPPA ) for the poem "Wayland".

Mitton was featured in "Books for Keeps" in 2014, "Authorgraph No.208: Tony Mitton" by Nikki Gamble, as well as in a profile in the Oxford Student in 2017.

In the obituary in Poetry Nation /PN Review (267, Volume 49 Number 1), Geoffrey Pawling called him "one of Britain’s most popular and versatile children's poets".

Mitton's most notable, prize-winning books and poems include: