Terry Deary was born in Sunderland in 1946, he is the author of 120 books in the United Kingdom and over 250 more worldwide. Most of his books are written for children or teenagers.

Works include: Point Non-Fiction, Shivers, Classified.
Also popular non fiction series, Horrible Histories, Spark Files and Time Detectives. Books are available in 29 languages.

In 1999 the readers of 'Books For Keeps' magazine voted him "The Outstanding Children's Non Fiction Author Of The 20th Century"