Billy Bob Buttons
| Edward Hugh Trayer | |
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September 25, 1970 London, England |
| Pen name | Edward Hugh Trayer |
| Occupation | Author |
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Billy Bob Buttons (born 25 September 1970) the pen name of Edward Hugh Trayer,[1] is a British-born children and young adult novelist. He is the author of nine books to date: Felicity Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop (Galibrath's Will, Articulus Quest, Incantus Gothmog, Glumweedy's Devil and Crowl's Creepers), The Gullfoss Legends[2]Tor Assassin Hunter, Tor Wolf Rising and I Think I Murdered Miss. He is published by The Wishing Shelf Press.
In 2011, Felicity Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop was longlisted for the International Rubery Book Award,[3] and Tor Assassin Hunter was a runner up in the 2012 UK People's Book Prize.[4] In 2014, I Think I Murdered Miss won the UK People's Book Prize. The award was presented to Billy Bob Buttons at a ceremony in London.
He visits over to 200 UK primary schools every year delivering literacy workshops; it is estimated he has met with over 150,000 children over the last three years. He is also the founder and organiser of The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards.
Born in Yorkshire, Trayer has a wife, Therese Råsbäck, and three children.
References
- ↑ "Young Archer" (PDF). The Archer (East Finchley, London). March 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ↑ "Children’s Book about Iceland Waterfall Released". Iceland Review. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "The 2011 Longlist". The International Rubery Book Award. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ↑ "Winners 2011/2012". People's Book Prize. Retrieved 11 June 2012.