Jason Wallace

Jason Wallace sent his debut novel to over a hundred agents and publishers before he got the call from Andersen Press saying that they’d be honoured to publish it. Having just lost his job after the graphic design company he worked for decided to relocate, he was certainly in need of some good news. Now, two years on, his book has been nominated for the Booktrust Teenage Fiction Prize, the prestigious Carnegie Medal and, most recently, the ultimate accolade, Out of Shadows has won the Costa Children’s Book Award.

Jason was born in Cheltenham in 1969 but moved to London after his parents split up. Aged 12, his life was turned upside down when his mother remarried and the family emigrated to Zimbabwe. It is this experience in a tough boarding school during the aftermath of the war for independence that forms the foundation of his incredible novel. And he did actually meet Robert Mugabe when he visited his school.

Jason is now working as a freelance web designer, living in London. Writing is his hobby and this is his brilliant, prize-winning debut novel.

Out of Shadows Jason Wallace Winner of the Branford Boase Award 2011. Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2010.Costa Book Awards 2010 Judges' comment: "A stunning debut novel without a false note. Accomplished and powerful, it changes the way you think." Shortlisted for the... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/01/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)