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- Literary Agent / Permission Requests
Job Titles:
- Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University
Roger McGough is an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University and an Honorary Professor at Thames Valley University. He has an MA from the University of Northampton and D.Litts from the universities of Hull, Roehampton, Nottingham and Liverpool OU.
Much travelled and translated, his poetry has gained increasing popularity, especially from its widespread use in schools. A prolific writer, he is twice winner of the Signal Award for best children's poetry book and recipient of the Cholmondeley Award.
His latest poetry book is joinedupwriting (Penguin) and, for children, Crocodile Tears (Otter Barry Books) with illustrations by Greg McLeod.
His autobiography Said And Done (Century) explores overnight fame with Lily The Pink, The Scaffold and Yellow Submarine which he helped write for the Beatles. He encounters Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Marlon Brando, Allen Ginsberg, Pete McCarthy and Salman Rushdie amongst others.