Jim Beckett
Hello! I'm Jim Beckett, author of Buzz Sausage Wolf and The Caravan at the Edge of Doom.
Buzz Sausage Wolf is jam-packed with fantastic full-colour illustrations by Aurélie Lise-Anne. The Caravan at the Edge of Doom and Foul Prophecy are beautifully illustrated by Olia Muza. Working with such talented illustrators is a great privilege.
I’ve always enjoyed writing. I used to write silly scripts and film them. I wrote plays and songs. As a teenager, I was in a band. For many years, I performed in a comedy double act with my friend, Bob.
I taught English at a secondary school in Streatham. Currently, I am a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Chichester University. At other times, I've worked as a bank clerk, census collector, pest control administrator, map auditor, fundraiser, cleaner, examiner, bookseller and seasonal elf.
I grew up in Chandler’s Ford, studied English Literature at Sheffield University, and spent most of my adult life in London (Wembley, Clapham, Crystal Palace). These days, I live in Steyning with three other humans, a hippo, a donkey, a giraffe, a manatee, loads of dogs, loads of monkeys, a couple of elves, some baby elephants, a few sticks, a pile of gravel, a hedgehog, some cats, a tin can dressed as a shepherd and a discombobulated goose.
My agent is Hannah Sheppard at hs-la.com
