Candy Jar author Anthony Ormond has
been shortlisted for The People’s Book Prize. Judged
by the public, the competition is open to all published authors.
Anthony
is incredibly passionate about children’s literature, and with his book proving popular
with young readers, Anthony is thrilled to be short-listed. He said: “It's a
wonderful feeling of accomplishment and I hope people vote for me again. It
would be great for Tommy’s story to reach a wider audience.”
In school, Anthony was described by
his teachers as “often disruptive”, and was always told that his day-dreaming
and class-clowning would never get him anywhere. As a result, much of his life so
far has been devoted to proving those teachers wrong.
When asked which three words best
described himself, Anthony replied “Never. Grown. Up.” which perhaps makes him
the best suited to writing children’s books – he is still a child at heart!
Now,
having studied Law, he is a qualified solicitor and specialises in Criminal
Defence. From lawyer to children’s author seems like an odd jump to make, but
Anthony often uses his job as inspiration. He said: “Not a single day is the same and the
colourful characters that I meet give me inspiration for my stories!”
Despite the change in direction,
Anthony took to writing like a duck to water. He continued: “The idea for the
story came to me one day and then I just started writing and didn't stop until
my pen ran out.”
Tommy
Parker: Destiny Will Find You follows the story of a seemingly
ordinary schoolboy, worried only about football and homework, until his grandfather
reveals a massive secret that will change Tommy’s life forever – a pen that enables
the user to time travel into their memories.
But Tommy soon learns that he has
signed up for more than he expected, as there are others who will stop at
nothing to get their hands on it. Tommy and his friends must rise to the
challenge and fight to keep the pen out of the hands of evil – life as we know
it could be at stake if they don’t.
Roald Dahl is a major influence in
Anthony’s writing, and he currently lives just a few miles away from the
birthplace of arguably the most iconic children’s writer of all time. He is
also a massive fan of the Harry Potter
series, and dreams of Tommy Parker
becoming such a household name – he hopes that one day children will argue over
which is better; the ‘elder wand’, or Tommy’s ‘Pen of destiny’.
To vote for Tommy Parker
please visit: http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=1269.
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