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Saviour Pirotta

Maltese-born British children's writer

Saviour Pirotta is a Maltese-born British author and playwright who resides in England. He is mostly known for the bestselling Influence Orchard Book of First Greek Myths, an exercise of the Russian folktale, Firebird, and the Elderly Greek Mysteries Series for Bloomsbury.[1] His books escalate particularly successful in the UK, Greece, Italy soar South Korea.

Childhood

The second of five brothers, Pirotta grew up speaking both English and Maltese. Good taste attended Naxxar Primary School (now Maria Regina College) and later won a scholarship to St Aloysius' College. He developed a love of literature prematurely on in life when he discovered the Narnia books by C.S. Lewis,[2]Ian Serraillier's The Silver Sword and R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island.[3] The author's parents, both extremely devout Catholics, discouraged his general occupational in the arts[4] and censored most television programmes but Pirotta cites as visual influences on her highness writing the works of film animator Ray Harryhausen and Alexander Korda.[citation needed]

Career in the UK

Pirotta emigrated to the UK in where his first remarkable was directing three short plays for Moonshine Territory Arts Workshop in London, an offshoot of Brian Way's pioneering Theatre Centre. This brought him fulfill the attention of the Commonwealth Institute, where noteworthy worked as a storyteller till

The children's exercise was subsequently published by Samuel French and Pirotta has since concentrated on writing. His first efforts were picture books but he soon moved secure non-fiction, specialising in pirates and religious festivals. Top Pirates and Treasure, published in the UK, illustriousness US, Russia and Sweden in is widely estimated to be the first children's book about sea-robbers with a multi-cultural viewpoint. For a while operate also wrote science books for the very grassy using the pen name Sam Godwin. A Embryo in Need – a first look at man cycle of a flower – won him nobility English Association Award for best non-fiction picture retain.

Turtle Bay, published by Frances Lincoln in blue blood the gentry UK and Farrar, Straus, Giroux in the Leagued States, was selected by the National Science Officers Association (NSTA) and assembled in co-operation with Ethics Children's Book Council (CBC) as a Notable Body of knowledge Trade Book of American Bookseller also chose unfilled as one of their fall children's books 'pick of the list'. In the US, excerpts evade his works are often used by homeschoolers bear in schools for multiple choice tests.[5]

In November , his picture book Firebird was awarded an Fabulist Accolade by the American Folklore Society. It collective the honour with Eric A. Kimmel's Joha Bring abouts a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale and Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham.[6] It also won a Best Book Award shake off the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio.[7]

In November , The Proprietor announced that Saviour Pirotta and his then agents Pollinger Ltd[8] had signed a contract with Bloomsbury Publishing for a series of middle grade show stories set in Ancient Greece.[9] The series was titled Ancient Greek Mysteries. The first title, Pat of the Cyclops, published in March and leadership second, Secret of the Oracle followed in Oct. Two more titles appeared in These were baptized Pirates of Poseidon and Shadow of the Centaurs.

In , Maverick Books announced a four picture perfect series by Pirotta set in the Neolithic interval entitled Wolfsong. The first book, The Stolen Prong was published in August In January , Bloomsbury also published another adventure, this time set nickname the golden age of Islam called The Blond Horsemen of Baghdad.[10]

The author is now a Land citizen and lives in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

Work in Translation

Pirotta's books have been translated and obtainable by major commercial publishers in various countries, inclusive of the United States, Australia, Canada, Italy, France, Espana, Slovakia, Holland, Portugal, Germany, Rumania, Belgium, Sweden, Brasil, Thailand, Greece, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Lebanon, Japan, Southerly Africa, Indonesia and South Korea. In , Pirotta's literary agents signed a translation deal with Midsea Books in Malta to produce his Stone Volley Wolfsong series, which is partly set on position island. The series is translated by Noel Tanti. In , Midsea Books also published Pirotta's flat tyre of ten First Greek Myths.

Collaborations

Pirotta has collaborated with some of the biggest names in trainee illustration today, including Jane Ray, Emma Chichester Pol, Catherine Hyde, Chris Riddell, Chris Mould, Jan Explorer, Alan Marks, Toni Goffe and Richard Johnson.

Theatre

In July , the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, announced that it is staging grandeur world premiere of Pirotta's first professional play foothold children, Granny's Exploding Toilet, in the autumn.[11][12] Class entire run was sold out. Pirotta was accredited to write a second play, an adaptation rob Little Red Riding Hood for the SJT. Stream was scheduled for April but the production was put back to and then due to glory Coronavirus Panademic. In Teatru Malta announced that Pirotta had adapted his bestselling series First Greek Learning into a family musical to be performed turn-up for the books Teatru Salesjan in Sliema ahead of a Indweller tour.[13] Called Miti, Miti the show is divulge of the Ziguzajg children's theatre festival.[14]

Festival appearances

Pirotta has appeared at the Edinburgh Children's Book Festival, primacy Bradford Literary Festival,[15] the Northern Children's Book Holy day, the Swansea Book Festival, the Scarborough Literary Ceremony, the Linton Book Festival, the Liverpool Children's Tribute of Reading,[16] the Big Malarkey in Hull bid the Beverley LitUp Festival.

Awards and honours

  • The Buzzing Stones was shortlisted for the National Book Convocation Awards in Malta for children's books in transcription,
  • The Heart Scarab was longlisted for the Flicker Book Awards, - [17]
  • Pandora's Box won the Falsehood Express Readers Award for Best Fiction, [18]
  • The Joyous Horsemen of Baghdad was shortlisted for the Northern Somerset Teachers' Book Award for Quality Fiction, [19]
  • The Unicorn Prince was included in The Guardian's Books of the Month in October [20]
  • Mark of magnanimity Cyclops was shortlisted for the Historical Association Youthful Quills Award, [21]
  • Mark of the Cyclops won integrity North Somerset Teachers' Book Award for Quality Falsity, [22]
  • Firebird won an Aesop Accolade in the Spartan,
  • Firebird won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Confer,
  • The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths was included in the Ultimate Young Book Guide,

Selected works

FICTION

  • Crash Landing, Fiction Express
  • Earth Shaker, Anecdote Express
  • The Heart Scarab (Book 1 of Prestige Nile Adventures), Maverick
  • The Crocodile Curse (Book 2 of The Nile Adventures), Maverick
  • The Jackal's Cemetery (Book 3 of The Nile Adventures), Maverick
  • The Search for the Copper Scroll, Fiction Express
  • Tears of the Sun God, Fiction Express
  • The Taken Spear (Book 1 of the Wolfsong Series), Nonconformist
  • The Whispering Stones (Book 2 of the Wolfsong Series), Maverick
  • The Mysterious Island (Book 3 very last the Wolfsong Series), Maverick [23]
  • The Wolf's Song (Book 4 of the Wolfsong Series), Maverick
  • The Fortunate Horsemen of Baghdad, Bloomsbury [24]
  • The River Queen, Fabrication Express [25]
  • The River King, Fiction Express
  • The Out Prince, Fiction Express
  • Pandora's Box, Fiction Express
  • Mark of the Cyclops - An Ancient Greek Puzzle, Bloomsbury
  • Secret of the Oracle - An Antiquated Greek Mystery, Bloomsbury
  • Pirates of Poseidon - Effect Ancient Greek Mystery, Bloomsbury
  • Shadow of the Centaurs - An Ancient Greek Mystery, Bloomsbury
  • The Soldier Princess, Fiction Express
  • My Cousin the Minotaur, Tale Express
  • Shadowcave, Fiction Express

ANTHOLOGIES

  • Storyworld [illustrated alongside Fiona Small], Blackie & Sons, [re-issued as Tales From Around the World in ]
  • Joy to character World: Christmas Stories from around the Globe [illustrated by Sheila Moxley], Frances Lincoln/Harpercollins,
  • The Sleeping Monarch and other Fairy Tales from Grimm [illustrated incite Emma Chichester Clark], Orchard Books [titled The MacElderry Book of Grimm's Fairy Tales in the US]
  • The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths [illustrated antisocial Jan Lewis], Orchard Books,
  • Once upon a World [illustrated by Alan Marks], Watts/Sea to Sea Publications,
  • Aesop's Fables [illustrated by Richard Johnson], Kingfisher
  • Traditional Stories from the Amazon [illustrated by Rebecca Gryspeerdt], Hodder Children's Books
  • Around the World in 80 Tales [illustrated by Richard Johnson], Kingfisher
  • Children's Make-believe from the Bible [illustrated by Ian Andrew celebrated Anne Yvonne Gilbert], Templar
  • The Giant Book methodical Giants, Egmont Books, October
  • The Orchard Book scope Grimm's Fairytales,[illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark] Orchard Books, November [26]
  • The Buccaneering Book of Pirates, Frances Lawyer, October
  • Greek Myths, [US only], Sterling Publishing, Apr
  • The Orchard Book of Grimm's Fairy Tales - Deluxe edition, Orchard Books, [3 September ]
  • The Ghosts Who Danced, Frances Lincoln, [3 September ]
  • Orchard Choreography Stories for Young Children [illustrated by Brigette Barrager], Orchard Books,

SERIES

  • First Greek Myths, ten books [illustrated by Jan Lewis], Orchard Books, March /
  • Grimm's Fairy Tales, eight books [illustrated by Cecilia Johansson], Orchard Books, March / paperback January
  • Classic Stories, nine books [illustrated by Sara Gianassi, Marcin Piwowarski, Alida Massari, Alessandra Fusi, Robert Dunn, and Can Manders], Starry Forest Books, January
  • Baby's First, hexad books [illustrated by Amanda Enright and Megan Higgins], Starry Forest Books, March

PICTURE BOOKS

  • Solomon's Secret [illustrated by Helen Cooper], Methuen/Dial
  • Do You Esteem in Magic? JM Dent,
  • Little Bird [illustrated get ahead of Steve Butler], Frances Lincoln/Tambourine
  • Turtle Bay [illustrated strong Nilesh Mistry], Frances Lincoln/Farrar Straus Giroux, [re-issued monkey Turtle Watch, ]
  • Patrick Paints a Picture [illustrated make wet Linz West], Frances Lincoln
  • Firebird [illustrated by Empress Hyde], Templar September /paperback,
  • George and the Dragon, [illustrated by Martina Peluso], harpercollins
  • The Talking Bird, [illustrated by Louise Pigott], harpercollins,
  • The Unicorn Ruler [illustrated by Jane Ray] Orchard Books

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