{{short description|British author (born 1955)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox writer |name=Jen Green |birth_date={{birth year and age|1955}} |occupation=Author |nationality=British |alma_mater=University of Sussex |genres={{flatlist| *Non-fiction *children's literature }} }} '''Jen Green''' (born 1955) is a British author of non-fiction books for children and adults. She has written over 300 titles.<ref name=RLF>[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130907020049/http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/profile.cfm?fellow=326&menu=3 Jen Green] at the Royal Literary Fund</ref>
==Life== Jen Green was born a twin and grew up in South London and Sussex. She gained her doctorate in English literature from Sussex University.<ref name=RLF/> After working in publishing from 1981 to 1996, she became a full-time writer.<ref name=LCNAF>[http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n86-80808.html Library of Congress Name Authority File]</ref> In 2012-13 she was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Sussex. She lives by the Sussex Downs.<ref name=RLF/>
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==External links== {{Portal|Children's literature}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083644/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/anne.rooney/nibweb/www/jengreen.htm Dr Jen Green] at NibWeb
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