Jeremy Sheldon

{{Short description|British screenwriter, author and lecturer (born 1971)}}

Jeremy Sheldon (born 1971) is a British screenwriter, author and lecturer.

Sheldon was educated at Eton College and at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with a degree in English Literature and Philosophy and an MA in Creative Writing.Murugesan, Meera (25 February 2009), "Get that 'writing muscle' toned!", New Straits Times. Retrieved via the WayBack Machine [https://web.archive.org/web/20090227065825/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Features/20090225165621/Article/indexF_html archive] 10 October 2012.British Council. [http://literature.britishcouncil.org/jeremy-sheldon Jeremy Sheldon: Critical Perspective] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606011028/http://literature.britishcouncil.org/jeremy-sheldon |date=2014-06-06 }}. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

Career

He is the author of a collection of short stories, The Comfort Zone (2002),Howat, Carson (1 March 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309195700/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13013212.html Book Reviews: The Comfort Zone]. The Scotsman. Retrieved 10 October 2012 via Highbeam. and a novel, The Smiling Affair (2005),Mukhergee, Neel (1 August 2005). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3645439/Ambushed-by-the-ordinary.html "Ambushed by the ordinary"]. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2012. both published by Jonathan Cape.

His film work began with rewrites to Best Laid Plans (2012), a British drama-thriller directed by BAFTA-winning director David Blair starring Stephen Graham, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and David O’Hara, followed by Montana (2014), a British urban action-thriller directed by Mo Ali.IMDb. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764198/ Best Laid Plans]; [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2208568/ Montana]. Retrieved 10 October 2012. He would subsequently write several further low budget British productions, such as the war drama Allies (2014), horror film Writers Retreat (2015), and heist comedy Golden Years (2016). He will be writing 88 the Second Summer of Love,{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4817586/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_1|title = 88 the Second Summer of Love - IMDb| website=IMDb }} as well as John McTiernan's new film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3320668/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_2|title = Untitled John McTiernan Project - IMDb| website=IMDb }}

Sheldon teaches creative writing at Imperial College and Birkbeck College in London and has taught on Singapore's Writing the City project.Wright, Matthew (18 December 2007). [https://www.theguardian.com/education/2007/dec/18/highereducation.choosingadegree "Novel career goals"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2012.Ee, Elaine (26 July 2011). [http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/life/writing-city-nurturing-singapores-written-voice-606612 "Writing The City: Nurturing Singapore's written voice"], CNN. Retrieved 10 October 2012. See also Murugesan, Meera (25 February 2009). He teaches Screenwriting at the London Film School.{{Cite web|url=http://lfs.org.uk/full-time-study/ma-screenwriting/course-tutors|title = Tutors | London Film School}}