| 词条 | Matt Whyman |
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| image = | imagesize = 165px | name = Matt Whyman | caption = | birth_date = 1969 | birth_place = Amersham, Buckinghamshire | death_place = | occupation = novelist | nationality = English | period = 1993–present | genre = Young adult fiction | movement = | notableworks = Boy Kills Man | influences = | influenced = | website = {{URL|http://www.mattwhyman.com}} }} Matt Whyman is a British novelist, also known for his work as an advice columnist for numerous teenage magazines. {{TOClimit|limit=3}}BiographyBorn in 1969, Matt Whyman grew up in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, and has an MA from the UEA Creative Writing course (1992) taught by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain. He has written widely for all ages across a range of subjects in fiction and non-fiction, notably Boy Kills Man (2004), a critically acclaimed story of Colombian child assassins which is published in translation around the world, and the bestselling comic memoir Walking With Sausage Dogs (2011). His latest book, The Unexpected Genius of Pigs (2018) is published by HarperCollins. In 1995, Whyman became the first male advice columnist for 19 magazine. He went on to hold a 10-year residency as AOL UK's online agony uncle,[1] and for 18 years at Bliss Magazine from 1996 until its closure in 2014. He has created many national health awareness campaigns for BBC Radio 1, CLIC Sargent,[2] Macmillan and Brook Advisory, written widely on teenage issues for the national press, and often appeared on radio and television in this role. In 1997, Whyman co-presented a series of ITV's cult Saturday morning sex and relationships show, Love Bites, and from 2011-2013 served as the resident agony uncle on BBC Radio 1's live advice show, The Surgery.[3] As well as teaching creative writing across the UK, and for the British Council in Russia, Mexico,[4] Africa[5] and the Middle East,[6] Whyman is an established ghostwriter and collaborative author. In the latter role, he has worked on books with Billy Connolly (Tracks Across America, 2016), Charles Eugster (Age is Just a Number 2017) and Matthew Syed (You are Awesome, 2018) among others. In 2015, he wrote the graphic novel Username: Evie, with the story provided by Joe Sugg, who was credited as the lead author of the work,[7] and with the art provided by Amrit Birdi, as well as two further titles, Username: Regenerated (2016) and Username: Uprising (2017). Matt Whyman lives in West Sussex. He is married with four children. BooksNovels
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References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/network-boys-dont-cry-they-send-e-mail-1201131.html|title=Network: Boys don't cry, they send e-mail|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-09-10|language=en-GB}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Whyman, Matt}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.clicsargent.org.uk/news/20-04-2015-matt-whyman-young-people-cancer-need-better-relationship-and-sex-advice|title=Matt Whyman: Young people with cancer need better relationship and sex advice|work=CLIC Sargent|access-date=2018-09-10|language=en}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl86/2012/05/13|title=BBC Radio 1 - Schedules, Sunday 13 May 2012|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-10}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nodalcultura.am/2015/10/feria-del-libro-en-el-zocalo-en-mexico-df/|title=Feria del Libro en el Zócalo en México DF – NODAL Cultura|website=www.nodalcultura.am|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-08-26}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/jahman-anikulapo/15th-lagos-book-art-festival-labaf-2013-the-programme/10151971762827500/|title=15th LAGOS BOOK & ART FESTIVAL, LABAF 2013: The Programme|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}} 6. ^{{cite news |title=Writers work to preserve Yemeni folk tales|author=Huda al-Kibsi |date=2007-09-04 |work=Yemen Observer |url=http://www.yobserver.com/culture-and-society/10012708.html |accessdate=2009-08-10 }} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/nov/06/joe-sugg-graphic-novel-zoella-interview|title=Joe Sugg: 'When I said I was doing a graphic novel, a lot of my fans thought it was something sexual...'|last=Sproull|first=Patrick|date=2015-11-06|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}} 8. ^http://www.mattwhyman.com/p/the-wild.html 8 : 1969 births|Living people|Alumni of the University of East Anglia|21st-century English novelists|British advice columnists|British writers of young adult literature|English male novelists|21st-century British male writers |
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