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In July 2011, it was announced that Anthony McGowan had been contracted by [[Puffin Books]] to write four new books based on [[Willard Price]]'s classic wildlife adventures series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/jul/28/willard-price-adventure-relaunched|title=Willard Price's Adventure series to be relaunched|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=28 July 2011|work=The Guardian|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
In July 2011, it was announced that Anthony McGowan had been contracted by [[Puffin Books]] to write four new books based on [[Willard Price]]'s classic wildlife adventures series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/jul/28/willard-price-adventure-relaunched|title=Willard Price's Adventure series to be relaunched|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=28 July 2011|work=The Guardian|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>


Ghana is becoming the home of most Nigeria celebrities as we have heard 2face and a few other Nigeria celebrities revealed to the Ghanaian media that Ghana is their second home and will surely relocate to Ghana in future.
==Works==
===Adult Novels===


Veteran Nollywood Actor Prince Onyeka Eze who started his movie career in the late 90s and moved to Ghana between 1990 and 2000 after visiting Ghana for the first time has also revealed to NigeriaFilms.com that he has been in Ghana all this while .He said it is because he feels comfortable in Ghana and doesn’t think staying in Ghana is bad because they see Ghana as their second home but he is still proud of Nigeria.
* ''Stag Hunt''
* ''Mortal Coil''


He continued that when he came to Ghana, he decided to recess from the movie industry and be on a low profile because he wanted to study and work on some business which will not make the public notice him quickly. “Even at my early stages in Ghana, I had some movie fans that used to ask me if I am the one they have been seeing in the movies but I always tell them am not the one” he added.
===Children's and Young Adult Novels===


Talking about how it all started in Nollywood, He stated that he got his first major script through Charles Inojie in the late 90s but did his first commercial movie titled “My Town, followed by issakaba 2,Awilo sharp sharp ,Aguba Ogolo, Police Officer and a few others.
* ''Henry Tumor''
* ''[[Hellbent (novel) |Hellbent]]'' (Simon Pulse, 2006)<!-- http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9781416908142-0
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* ''[[The Knife That Killed Me]]'' ([[Definitions (publisher) |Definitions]], 2008)
* ''Einstein's Underpants and How They Saved the World''
* ''The Bare Bum Gang'' (series of four)
* ''The Donut Diaries''
* ''The Donut Diaries: Revenge is Sweet''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:47, 21 January 2014

Anthony McGowan (born 1965) is a British author of novels for adults and children.[1]

Biography

Anthony McGowan was born in Manchester and now lives in London with his wife, author and fashion designer Rebecca Campbell, and their two young children. He studied Philosophy and Politics at Manchester University and worked as a freelance journalist and civil servant before giving up to write full-time. His first book, Hellbent, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and he went on to win the 2006 Teenage Booktrust Prize with his second book, Henry Tumor. The Knife That Killed Me (Definitions, 2008) was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Carnegie Medal; shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize and the Young Minds Book Award. In 2008 Anthony launched a new series for younger children[clarification needed] called The Bare Bum Gang. There are currently four titles in this series. Einstein’s Underpants is Anthony's first book for children ages 9 and up. In 2011 he published The Donut Diaries, the first book in a new series which are credited to the series main character, Dermot Milligan. The book won the Leicester our best book award 2012. The sequel, The Donut Diaries: Revenge is Sweet is due for release in 2012.

In July 2011, it was announced that Anthony McGowan had been contracted by Puffin Books to write four new books based on Willard Price's classic wildlife adventures series.[2]

Ghana is becoming the home of most Nigeria celebrities as we have heard 2face and a few other Nigeria celebrities revealed to the Ghanaian media that Ghana is their second home and will surely relocate to Ghana in future.

Veteran Nollywood Actor Prince Onyeka Eze who started his movie career in the late 90s and moved to Ghana between 1990 and 2000 after visiting Ghana for the first time has also revealed to NigeriaFilms.com that he has been in Ghana all this while .He said it is because he feels comfortable in Ghana and doesn’t think staying in Ghana is bad because they see Ghana as their second home but he is still proud of Nigeria.

He continued that when he came to Ghana, he decided to recess from the movie industry and be on a low profile because he wanted to study and work on some business which will not make the public notice him quickly. “Even at my early stages in Ghana, I had some movie fans that used to ask me if I am the one they have been seeing in the movies but I always tell them am not the one” he added.

Talking about how it all started in Nollywood, He stated that he got his first major script through Charles Inojie in the late 90s but did his first commercial movie titled “My Town, followed by issakaba 2,Awilo sharp sharp ,Aguba Ogolo, Police Officer and a few others.

References

  1. ^ "About Anthony McGowan". Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. ^ Flood, Alison (28 July 2011). "Willard Price's Adventure series to be relaunched". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

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