James Watson (author)

James Arnold Watson (8 November 1936 – 28 April 2015) was an English writer. The best known of his twelve children's novels is Talking in Whispers—winner of The Other Award from the Children's Rights Workshop,[1] runner-up for the 1984 Carnegie Medal,[2][3] and, in its German translation, winner of the 1987 Buxtehude Bull award.[4] Two others are Ticket to Prague[5] and The Bull Leapers. He was a lecturer in media and communication studies and he has written three books in the field.

  1. ^ Rosemary Stones, "13 Other Years: The Other Award 1975-1987" Archived 14 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Books for Keeps 53 (November 1988).
  2. ^ "Awards: July 1984" Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Books for Keeps 27 (July 1984).
  3. ^ Carnegie Medal Award Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  4. ^ Buxtehude Bulle Jugendbuchpreis (Youth Book Award): The Winners Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Darwen writer's new thriller is out". Lancashire Telegraph. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2010.