Alexander Gordon Smith

Biography

Alexander Gordon Smith

Alexander Gordon Smith, 33, is best known as the author of the ESCAPE FROM FURNACE series made up of LOCKDOWN, SOLITARY, DEATH SENTENCE, FUGITIVES, and EXECUTION.His new series, THE FURY, has just been released in the UK and comes out in the States in 2013.He also wrote THE INVENTORS- which was runner-up in the national Wow Factor Award - and THE INVENTORS AND THE CITY OF STOLEN SOULS, both of which were co-authored by his eleven-year-old brother Jamie.He is the author of two creative writing handbooks, Inspired Creative Writing and Writing Bestselling Children's Books a number of screenplays that are currently in development, several non-fiction books and hundreds of short stories and articles.Gordon is the founder of Egg Box Publishing, an independent, non-profit imprint designed to publish and promote talented new writers and poets, and is the co-owner of Fear Driven Films, a production company filming its first feature in 2013.He is also the founder of Inkling Studios, a brand new venture which specialises in creating books, films, television programmes and computer games for children and young adults. He actively encourages people of all ages to read and write, and runs creative writing talks and workshops across the world. In 2009 he was named by the Courvoisier Future 500 as one of the most promising young entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom.He is called Gordon, rather than Alexander, because his Mum and Dad liked the name Gordon but didn't want his initials to spell GAS, so called him by his middle name.