Simon James Green

Simon James Green is an award-winning author of 12 books for children and young adults. As well as co-writing Jack Splash with Tom Daley, his other middle-grade books include Sleepover Takeover (winner of the InspiRead Award 2023), Life of Riley: Beginner’s Luck, (shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award) and Finn Jones Was Here, which is currently long listed for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards 2024. He has written two picture books - Llama Glamarama and Fabulous Frankie - both illustrated by Garry Parsons. His young adult novels include Noah Can’t Even (picked by WHSmith as one of the most important LGBT books of the last 50 years); Noah Could Never; Alex in Wonderland (nominated for the Carnegie medal); Heartbreak Boys, You’re the One That I Want (shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Diverse Book Award, and winner of the Bristol Teen Book Award), Gay Club! (nominated for the YOTO Carnegie Medal 2023) and Boy Like Me.