Patrick Ness

Patrick Ness FRSL (born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking (2008–2010) trilogy and A Monster Calls (2011). Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal in 2011 and 2012 for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls. He is one of seven writers to win two Medals and the second to win consecutively. He wrote the screenplay of the 2016 film adaptation of A Monster Calls and was the creator and writer of the Doctor Who spin-off series Class. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Ness, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

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Chaos Walking

Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

Release Date2021-02-24

DepartmentWriting

JobNovel

Vote Count2552

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A Monster Calls

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

Release Date2016-10-07

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count3545

Class
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Class

Coal Hill School has been a feature of Doctor Who since the first episode, but now we get to see the day-to-day adventures of the students coping with intrusions from space and time.

Release Date2016-10-22

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Episode Count8

Vote Count119

The Count of Monte Cristo

New adaptation of the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Anya's Ghost

Based on the graphic novel by Vera Brosgol.

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

A Monster Calls

The Old Vic in association with Bristol Old Vic, Jonathan Church Productions & Global Creatures’ present their Olivier Award-winning production, A Monster Calls. Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed just fine since his dad moved to America. But now his mum’s very sick and she’s not getting any better. His grandmother won’t stop interfering and the kids at school won’t look him in the eye. Then, one night, at seven minutes past midnight, Conor is woken by something at his window. A monster has come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must tell his own story and face his deepest fears. On publication, A Monster Calls became a bestseller with children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss and healing. It garnered huge critical acclaim, including an unprecedented double win of the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for outstanding children’s literature and illustration.

Release Date2018-06-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Snow Blind

Follows a high-school teenager who discovers that his family has secretly been in the Witness Protection Program for years and that someone is now tracking them down.

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

The Night Circus

A story set in a mysterious circus and centered around two young magicians vying for supremacy under the close watch of their respective instructors.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter