Jonathan Myerson
Jonathan Myerson (born 12 January 1960) is a British dramatist and novelist, writing principally for television and radio. His partner is novelist Julie Myerson.
Myerson's first play Making A Difference was commissioned by the Oxford Playhouse Company. A subsequent work, Diary Of A Nobody was written for the National Theatre.
His latest work includes Number 10, a five-part series for BBC Radio 4 about a fictional Prime Minister and his staff in Downing Street., including an episode in which Saint Helena is invaded by Angola.
His animated film of The Canterbury Tales was nominated for an Oscar (as animated short film) in 1999 and won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film in addition to four Emmys.
He is the author of two novels, Noise (1998) and Your Father (1999) and is a founding partner of "The Writer's Practice", a literary consultancy.
He was a Labour councillor for Clapham Town Ward, Lambeth from 2002 to 2006
He is currently the Course Director, MA in Creative Writing (Novels) at City University London's Journalism Department.
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