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Patrick Ness

Patrick Ness

Keynote Speaker: Author, Journalist, Lecturer & Screenwriter

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Patrick Ness Biography

Patrick Ness is the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy. He has written nine books: 2 novels for adults (The Crash of Hennington and The Crane Wife), 1 short story collection for adults (Topics About Which I Know Nothing) and 6 novels for young adults (The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, Monsters of Men, A Monster Calls, More Than This and The Rest of Us Just Live Here).

The Knife of Never Letting Go, Book One of the trilogy, won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. The Ask and The Answer, the second book in the trilogy won the Costa Children's Book Award 2009. The third book, Monsters of Men, was released in September 2010.

Ness has written screenplays as well, including for the 2016 movie version of A Monster Calls starring Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver and Felicity Jones, and the 2021 film Chaos Walking. He also wrote and executive produced the 2016 Doctor Who television spin-off. He has taught Creative Writing at Oxford University, and was a literary critic for the Guardian.

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Patrick Ness Videos

Patrick Ness Interview: Chaos Walking
Chaos Walking: Daisy Ridley & Patrick Ness Interview (Nerdist Now)
Patrick Ness Interview | About Dragons and the End of the World | AD

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Patrick Ness is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, News & Media, Writing, Television & Film and Literary.

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Patrick Ness is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, News & Media and Writing. Please contact us for live or virtual event fee details. Patrick Ness generally travels from London, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Nina Krstic, Jenny Han and Michael McDonald. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Patrick Ness for an upcoming event.

Patrick Ness Videos

Patrick Ness Interview: Chaos Walking
Chaos Walking: Daisy Ridley & Patrick Ness Interview (Nerdist Now)
Patrick Ness Interview | About Dragons and the End of the World | AD
Patrick Ness answers 5 questions from our booksellers
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