Billy Bob Buttons, the

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of Edward Hugh Trayer (born 25 September 1970), is a British-born

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and

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novelist. He is the author of sixteen books to date including: ''Felicity Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop'' (''Galibrath's Will'', ''Articulus Quest'', ''Incantus Gothmog'', ''Glumweedy's Devil'' and ''Crowl's Creepers''), ''The Gullfoss Legends'Tor Assassin Hunter'', ''Tor Wolf Rising'', ''Tiffany Sparrow'' 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, and ''Tor Assassin Hunter'' was a runner up in the 2012 UK People's Book Prize. 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. His picture book ''The Boy Who Piddled in His Grandad's Slippers'' was produced as an animated short film in 2018. A film of ''I Think I Murdered Miss'' is presently in pre-production with a release date of Summer 2020. He visits over to 200 UK primary schools every year delivering literacy workshops; it is estimated he has met with over 250,000 children over the last six years. He is also the founder and organiser of The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards. He is also the author of two books for adults written under the pen name Hickory Crowl: ''Tor Assassin Hunter, Book 1: Wolf Rising'' and a murder/mystery entitled ''Bewitcher''. Born in

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, Trayer has a wife, Therese Råsbäck, and three children.

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Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop

The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards

British children's writers 1970 births Living people {{UK-child-writer-stub