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Jeremy Strong (author)

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Jeremy Strong
BornJeremy Strong
(1949-11-18) 18 November 1949 (age 75)
Eltham, South East London
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Period1978–present
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksThe Hundred Mile an Hour Dog, the My Brother's Famous Bottom series, Beware Killer Tomatoes and many others.
Notable awardsChildren's Book Award, Prix Chronos, Sheffield Book Award, Nottingham Big 3 Award, Leicester Book Award, and others
SpouseGillie Strong
ChildrenDaniel and Jessica (both adults) with first wife, Susan, now divorced. Two adult step-daughters with second wife Gillie. Six grandchildren.
Website
www.jeremystrong.co.uk

Jeremy Strong (born 18 November 1949) is an English writer credited with over 100 children's books.[1][2]

Life and career

His first three years were pretty uneventful but then he fell out of a first floor window and landed on his head, broke his right arm and spent a week in hospital. That was his first real memory. After an eventful childhood, mostly involving accidents of one sort or another and gathering a collection of stitches from hospitals en route, [3] Strong left school in 1968 and studied English at York University. He held various vacation jobs, including at a bakery where he put the jam in doughnuts, an experience that put him off eating doughnuts for the next thirty years. After university he became a junior school teacher[4] and also began his writing career. He left teaching in 1991 and has been writing full-time ever since. His humourous writing often makes use of his childhood and primary teaching experiences. He speaks at schools and festivals worldwide. His story There's A Viking In My Bed was made into a BBC children's TV series. A number of his books have won awards.[5] He lives near Bath, UK.

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ "Meeting the author Jeremy Strong". CBBC. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Strong - The books". Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Strong - Who is Jeremy Strong?". Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  4. ^ Interview with Strong
  5. ^ "Jeremy Strong - Any awards?". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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