Christopher William Hill

MBA is proud to represent Christopher William Hill for his series of four books TALES FROM SCHWARTZGARTEN set in the fictional Schwartzgarten, a strange city with an even stranger collection of inhabitants. It might remind you of Prague or Paris in the 1920s and the darkly comic writing has shades of Hilaire Belloc and Lemony Snicket. This series has been published by Orchard Books and the first book, OSBERT THE AVENGER, was their lead title for Autumn 2012 with three more, THE WOEBEGONE TWINS, THE LILY-LIVERED PRINCE and MARIUS AND THE BAND OF BLOOD following.  The series has won and been nominated for several awards. His experience in writing for children includes having twice written for the National Theatre’s prestigious Connections project. The first play, MULTIPLEX (2003) was performed on the Olivier stage, and has received over forty productions by teenage casts in the UK and internationally. HEARTBREAK BEAUTIFUL (2009) was performed at the National Theatre, and has been staged extensively in the UK and abroad. ITTULLKYLLYOOIFFYOODOO, a play for primary school children, has been performed at Polka Theatre, Plymouth Theatre Royal, Dundee Rep and York Theatre Royal. His play MISTER HOLGADO for the Unicorn Theatre was shortlisted for best Theatre Play for Young People in the Writers’ Guild Awards and won Best Show for Children and Young People at the UK Theatre Awards. Christopher teaches annually for the Arvon Foundation.  His plays for BBC Radio 4 include KILLING MAESTROS (winner of the Tinniswood Award and BBC Radio & Music Award), ACCOLADES, PUNDITS, LOVE ME LIBERACE, and HUSH! HUSH! WHISPER WHO DARES! and most recently the 15 Minute Drama CLUTCH, THROTTLE, BRAKE. He also adapted John Masefield’s classic THE MIDNIGHT FOLK for radio. Christopher’s new series for Orchard Books, THE BLEAKLEY BROTHERS MYSTERIES, begins with WHAT MANOR OF MURDER?, published February 2018.