Jeremy Sheldon (born 1971) is a British

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and lecturer. Sheldon was educated at

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and at the

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where he graduated with a degree in English Literature and Philosophy and an MA in Creative Writing.

Career

He is the author of a collection of short stories, ''The Comfort Zone'' (2002), and a novel, ''The Smiling Affair'' (2005), both published by

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. His film work began with rewrites to '' Best Laid Plans'' (2012), a British drama-thriller directed by BAFTA-winning director David Blair starring

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and David O’Hara, followed by ''

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'' (2014), a British urban action-thriller directed by Mo Ali. He would subsequently write several further low budget British productions, such as the war drama ''

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'' (2014), horror film ''Writers Retreat'' (2015), and heist comedy '' Golden Years'' (2016). He will be writing ''88 the Second Summer of Love'', as well as John McTiernan's new film. Sheldon teaches creative writing at

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and

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in London and has taught on

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's ''Writing the City'' project. He teaches Screenwriting at the

London Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

Bibliography

*''The Comfort Zone'' (2002). *''The Smiling Affair'' (2005).

Film Work

*''Best Laid Plans'' (2012) - writer, additional material. *''Montana'' (2013) - writer. *''

'' (2014) - writer. *''Writers Retreat'' (2015) - writer. *'' Golden Years'' (2016) - writer.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheldon, Jeremy Living people 1971 births People educated at Eton College Alumni of the University of East Anglia English screenwriters English male screenwriters English short story writers 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century British novelists Screenwriting instructors 21st-century British screenwriters 21st-century English male writers