Tabitha Suzuma

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Tabitha Suzuma

Born Tabitha Sayo Victoria Anne Suzuma
1975 (age 32–33)
London, United Kingdom
Occupation Author
Nationality British
Writing period 2006 - present
Genres Fiction, Young adult fiction, Children's literature
Official website

Tabitha Suzuma (born London, 1975) is a British writer. She has written four books for Young Adults:

  • A Note of Madness (Random House, 2006)
  • From Where I Stand (Random House, 2007)
  • A Voice in the Distance (Random House, 2008)
  • Without Looking Back (Random House, 2009)

She has also written two books for adults, not yet published:

  • All This I Vow
  • Maya


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[edit] Biography

Tabitha Suzuma was born in London in 1975 to an English mother and a Japanese father, the eldest of five children. She went to the French Lycée and was a terrible pupil. She hated school, refused to work and sat at the back of the class, writing stories. When she was fourteen, she just stopped going to school - much to her teachers' relief and her parents' anguish. Ten years on she returned to the classroom, this time as a Year 1 teacher.

At this point she wrote her first book, A Note of Madness. She went on to write three more books for teenagers: From Where I Stand, A Voice in the Distance and Without Looking Back. She now divides her time between writing and peripatetic teaching and is branching out into adult fiction. She has recently completed two novels for adults: Maya and All This I Vow.[1]


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Tabitha Suzuma's Official Website
  2. ^ Branford Boase Award 2007 shortlist
  3. ^ The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway website