Award-winning author Joe Craig writes novels and movies. Thanks to his bestselling Jimmy Coates thrillers he is now considered "one of the best spy kids authors... outstanding at both writing and plotting" (The Times, London) alongside Anthony Horowitz, Charlie Higson and Robert Muchamore.
Since studying Philosophy at Cambridge University he’s been a songwriter, a comic, a public speaking and conversation coach, a semi-pro cricketer, and now tours the world entertaining crowds at schools and festivals.
In spare moments he eats sushi, plays the piano, watches movies, reads, draws, plays snooker and cricket, invents snacks, cooks, does martial arts training and sleeps. He’s 33.
He lives in London with his wife (broadcaster & adventurer Mary-Ann Ochota), his dog (Harpo the labradonkey) and his dwarf crocodile (Professor Sven). His website is
www.joecraig.co.uk and on twitter, facebook and instagram, he’s @joecraiguk or @joecraig