Bio:
Jeff Norton is an award-winning author and television writer-producer.
As an author, Jeff has written ten books including ‘MetaWars: Fight For The Future’, a high-tech thriller about the fight for the internet that has spurred three sequels, and the YA thriller ‘Keeping the Beat’. His brand new books is ‘Dino Knights’ a chapter book about medieval times as if the dinosaurs never went extinct. He is also the creator and co-author of the best-selling ‘Princess Ponies’ franchise from Bloomsbury.
In television, Jeff was recently Executive Producer on the adaptation of Susan Hill’s supernatural novel ‘The Small Hand: A Ghost Story’ for ViacomCBS’ Channel 5. He is currently developing ‘Amy Winter’ with RubyRock Pictures and Rainmaker Content.
As a TV writer, Jeff has original drama in developmetn with broadcasters on both side of the Atlantic and is working with leading production companies such as EQ Media Group, Dynamic Television, Rainmaker Content, Abacus Media Rigths, Fiction Factory Films, BlackBox Multimedia, APC Studios, and Incendo Media.
Previously, Jeff was Senior Vice President of Chorion Ltd., which managed the literary estates of Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, and where he acquired new intellectual property. In Los Angeles, he served as a consultant to The Jim Henson Company, and founded Lean Forward Media where ehe developed and produced the award-winning ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ movie based on the best-selling books. Before entering the entertainment space, Jeff served as a marketing executive at Procter & Gamble. He studied at Queen’s University in Canada and graduated from Harvard Business School.
During the coronavirus lockdown, he is read his novel, Alienated, chapter-by-chapter online.
“I try to create stories that take you somewhere you’ve never been before; stories that leave a lasting impression and make you think differently about yourself and our world. I was a very reluctant reader when I was young, so I write books to be as compelling and cinematic as the best films and video games, to turn reluctant readers into lifelong ones.” – Jeff