Gideon Defoe
English novelist
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Gideon Defoe (born 26 December 1975) is an English novelist of The Pirates!, a historical fiction fantasy comedy book series about a group of pirates on their adventures. He also wrote the screenplay for The Pirates! Band of Misfits which is an Aardman Animations stop-motion animated feature film based on The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists, the first book in The Pirates! book series. According to his 2020 book An Atlas of Extinct Countries, Defoe also does film development work with Locksmith Animation and StudioCanal and is developing a TV sitcom with BBC Studios.
Gideon Defoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 December 1975 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford[1] |
| Genre | Historical fiction Fantasy comedy |
| Subject | Pirates |
| Notable works | The Pirates! book series |
Bibliography
The Pirates! book series
Other books
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Adecco Temp of the Month Award | N/a | N/a | Won | [5] |
| 2012 | 40th Annie Awards | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | Nominated | [6] |
