Paul Shipton (born 1963) is an English children's author. He was born in

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and attended

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and

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. After completing two master's degrees (in Classics and Philosophy), he taught English in

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for a year. After returning to the UK, he taught English as a foreign language for several years, and it was around this time that he published his first book, ''Zargon Zoo'' (1991). Four years later, he published ''Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear'', and relocated with his family to

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where he works as a freelance writer and editor. He also writes books for younger readers under the pen name Paul Cooper. He, his wife and two daughters, now divide their time between

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and

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Partial bibliography

* ''Zargon Zoo'' (1991) * ''Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear'' (1995) * ''The Mighty Skink'' (1996) * ''Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain'' (1998) (winner of the Austrian Children's Book of the year) * ''Ghost in the Guitar'' * ''The Man Who Was Hate'' (2000) * ''

The Pig Scrolls ''The Pig Scrolls'' (2004), by Paul Shipton, is a young adult comedy adventure novel about a talking pig (Gryllus) and his endeavours to save the world. The novel is set in Ancient Greece with many, often comical, references to ancient Greek my ...

'' (2002) * ''

The Pig Who Saved the World ''The Pig Who Saved the World'' (2006) is the sequel to ''The Pig Scrolls'', both of which were written by Paul Shipton. It is set in ancient Greece and makes references to Greek mythology concerning their gods and heroes. The main character ...

'' (2005) (winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award in 2006) As Paul Cooper: * ''Pigs in Planes: The Chicken Egg-splosion'' (2010) * ''Pigs in Planes: The Shark Bites Back'' (2010) * ''Pigs in Planes: The Big Baad Sheep'' (2010) * ''Pigs in Planes: The Mega Monkey Mystery'' (2010) * ''the House on the Moors'' (1994)

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bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Shipton, Paul 1963 births Living people English children's writers Writers from Manchester English male writers