Terri Paddock is an American writer and arts journalist, based in the UK since 1991. A former PR executive, she became editor of the

Whatsonstage.com WhatsOnStage is a UK-based theatre website providing news, reviews, interviews, and a comprehensive listings database of performances across the country. The platform claims to list over 5,000 performances at any given time and also operates a tick ...

, a portal website about the

British theatre Theatre of United Kingdom plays an important part in British culture, and the countries that constitute the UK have had a vibrant tradition of theatre since the Renaissance with roots going back to the Roman occupation. Beginnings Theatre w ...

, in 1996. She left that position in 2013. She has also served as London correspondent of the American theatre periodical ''

Playbill ''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for Audience, theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the ...

''. Paddock has written two books, ''Beware the Dwarfs'' and '' Come Clean''. The latter was nominated for the

Booktrust Teenage Prize The Booktrust Teenage Prize was an annual award given to young adult literature published in the UK. The prize was administered by Book Trust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading. The Booktrust Teenage Prize was last awarded ...

in 2005."Journalist wins teenage book prize with first attempt", ''The Independent'', 4 Nov 2005
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