Jason Wallace

Jason Wallace (born 1969) is an author living in South West London. He is the author of Out of Shadows, the 2010 Costa Children's Book of the Year.

Early life and education Jason Wallace was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, South West England. He is a descendant of Lord George Sanger, a world-famous Victorian circus owner and an International English cricketer. Wallace is also loosely related (through a marriage in his family tree) to J.R.R. Tolkien. At the age of seventeen, he aspired for a career as an author and was determined despite knowing how that it would be challenging.

Wallace was a fan of comic books such as The Adventures of Tintin and Asterix and authors including Dr.Seuss and Richard Scarry.

Career Jason Wallace had a challenging journey to becoming a published author. He stated that "getting published didn't happen overnight, and writing had to become "the other job" for which I didn't get paid while life continued." The novel has received extensive recognition (international rights currently sold to the USA, Norway, Turkey, Brazil and France) and has established him as a successful published author.

Out of Shadows took one year and six months to complete. While he attended a boarding school in Zimbabwe shortly after the Rhodesian Bush War/Zimbabwean War of Liberation ended, The book is written for both adults and a younger audience of 13+.

Personal life Wallace currently resides in South West London, England. Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2011 WINNER of the UKLA Children's Book Award 2011