Simon James Green

Simon James Green is a screenwriter and award-winning author of books for children and young adults. He has been shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, the Diverse Book Awards, the Lollies, has won the Bristol Teen Book Award and been twice nominated for the Carnegie medal. He has written seven young adult novels including Noah Can’t Even, Alex in Wonderland, Heartbreak Boys, You’re the One That I Want, Gay Club! (which has recently been optioned for TV and has received starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist in the US) and Boy Like Me. His first middle-grade novel, Life of Riley: Beginner’s Luck, was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award and won the Fantastic Book Awards 2022. Sleepover Takeover was shortlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Awards 2023 and featured in the Great Book’s Guide from BookTrust. Finn Jones Was Here was selected as Book of the Month by the Booksellers Association. Simon has also written two picture books, illustrated by Garry Parsons: Llama Glamarama and Fabulous Frankie. He lives in London.

For more information on Simon visit: www.simonjamesgreen.com