Alex is an acclaimed TV scriptwriter and was lead writer for Sir Gadabout The Worst Knight, amongst various series. Sir Gadabout won an Indie Award and Alex himself won Best Writer Award in the 2003 Children’s BAFTAs.
His first novel, The Talent Thief, was published by Macmillan in October 2006. An equally imaginative and unique novel, The Storm Maker, followed in 2008 and both titles are published in the US by Philomel.