Jonathan Tulloch

Jonathan Tulloch is a British author, naturalist, and former teacher who writes regular nature features for The Times and The Tablet. His 2000 novel The Season Ticket was adapted into the film Purely Belter and serialised on BBC Radio 4.^[1][2][3] Tulloch's books have received reviews from "wholly absorbing"^[4] to "a pitch-perfect realisation of the bleak mundanity of daily life".^[5]

The Season Ticket by Jonathan Tulloch

He was born in Cumbria, and has also lived in Gateshead, South Africa and Bagby.^[2][6][3][7]

Tulloch was Green Party candidate in Stillington Ward for the 2013 North Yorkshire County Council election. He came second with 17% of the vote.^[8][9][10]

Awards

• 2000, Betty Trask Award for The Season Ticket^[2]
• 2003, J.B. Priestley Award for The Lottery^[2]
• 2009, K. Blundell Award for The Lottery^[2]

Books

• The Season Ticket (2000, adults)^[1]
• The Bonny Lad (2002, adults)^[1]
• The Lottery (2004, adults)^[1]
• I Am A Cloud, I Can Blow Anywhere (2007, children)^[1]
• Give Us This Day (2007, adults)^[1]
• A Winding Road (2011, adults)^[1]
• Mr McCool (2012, children)^[1]
• Larkinland (2017, adults)^[1]
• Cuckoo Summer (2022, children)^[11]

References

1. "Jonathan Tulloch". United Agents. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
2. "Jonathan Tulloch". The Royal Literary Fund. Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
3. Walker, Michael. "Newcastle not the ticket for fans". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
4. Taylor, D J (2005-07-09). "Review: Give Us This Day by Jonathan Tulloch | Books". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
5. "Larkinland by Jonathan Tulloch [bookreview] : BookerTalk". BookerTalk. 2017-08-27. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
6. "Jonathan Tulloch & Mary Colson". The Royal Literary Fund. 2019-09-19. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
7. "Statement of Jonathan Tulloch". Hambleton District Council. 2011-10-09. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
8. Tulloch, Jonathan (2013-04-12). Jonathan Tulloch Campaign Video (Youtube Video).
9. Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2013 - North Yorkshire". Election Archive Project. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
10. Stead, Mark (2013-04-09). "North Yorkshire council election candidates confirmed". York Press. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
11. "Cuckoo Summer". Plackitt & Booth Booksellers. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-05-19.