Saviour Pirotta
, b. 1958
Saviour Pirotta is a Maltese-born children's author based in Britain. Before turning to writing he was a professional story-teller. He has a preference for retelling traditional myths and legends. Also he writes in English various kinds of books, both fiction and non-fiction, including educational books and story collections. His publications include The Orchard Book of Grimm's Fairy Tales (Orchard, 2001), the Ancient Greek Mystery series (Bloomsbury), and My Cousin the Minotaur (Fiction Express/ ReadZone Books, 2016). Among his awards are The Guardian's Children's Books of the Month, October 2018 for The Unicorn Prince; English Association Award, Best Non-Fiction Picture Book 1998 for A Seed In Need Winner; The Guardian, Best Children's Books 2016 for Perseus and Medea (QED Publishing).
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Official website (accessed: June 1, 2022).
Bio prepared by Sonya Nevin, University of Roehampton, sonya.nevin@roehampton.ac.uk and Ayelet Peer, Bar-Ilan University, ayelet.peer@gmail.com
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