Ruth Symes is the author of children's books and TV scripts including several episodes of The Hoobs and award winning animation show PicMe. One of her books Mondays at Monster School was read on the BBC by Jenny Seagrove as part of the bedtime story hour.
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Raised in Enfield where she attended the Bishop Stopford's School at Enfield. Symes initially taught children with special needs before becoming an author. Her first novel was the Carnegie Medal nominated The Master of Secrets published in 1999.
Before turning to writing professionally Ruth had a variety of jobs including teaching children with severe learning challenges – both in the UK and Singapore - where she was actively involved with the South East Asian Special Olympics.
Other jobs have included instructing aerobics, acting in a Chinese soap opera and playing the part of Jill Goose in the pantomime Mother Goose.
She has also worked with Channel 4 as the Writing Coach and Write a Children's Short Story competition Judge on the Richard & Judy show.
In 2006 she moved to Kempston. She is married to Eric Wainwright and is writing adult novels under her married name of Ruth Wainwright.