Tim Wynne-Jones

Author biography Tim Wynne-Jones was born in Cheshire, but has lived in Canada since he was three, where he now has a considerable reputation and following. The Boy in the Burning House was the first of his books to be published in the UK and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (having already won numerous awards in North America, including the Crime Writers of America 'Edgar' trophy for Best Mystery Story for Young Adults). His second UK release, The Survival Game, is...See more

Author biography Tim Wynne-Jones was born in Cheshire, but has lived in Canada since he was three, where he now has a considerable reputation and following. The Boy in the Burning House was the first of his books to be published in the UK and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (having already won numerous awards in North America, including the Crime Writers of America 'Edgar' trophy for Best Mystery Story for Young Adults). His second UK release, The Survival Game, is also longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. See less