Walker, Ted, 1934-2004

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A local poet, storywriter and dramatist Ted Walker was born in Lancing, West Sussex in 1934. During his career was the Head of Modern Language at a school in Bognor Regis between 1963 - 1965, he then went on to become a Professor of Creative Writing and English Literature at New England College, West Sussex from 1971 - 1992.

He has won many awards and bursaries for his work these include, the Eric Gregory Award (1964), the Cholmondeley Award (1966), the Alice Hunt Bartlett Award and the Southern Arts Association Literature Prize as well as being nominated for a BAFTA for best screenplay in the category 'Children's Films'.

From the guide to the Ted Walker Archive, 1943 - 1997, (University of Chichester)

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referencedIn Ted Walker Archive, 1943 - 1997 University of Chichester
referencedIn Legends of the Mountains, 2002 Randall V. Mills Archives of Northwest Folklore
creatorOf Hoy, Peter C. Papers, 1962-1964 [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Ted Walker Archive, 1943 - 1997 University of Chichester
referencedIn Poetry mss., 1954-2002 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Writers in education questionnaire annotated responses, and photographs, 1979-1996 Pennsylvania State University Libraries
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Lancing (England)
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Birth 1934-11-28

Death 2004-03-19

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