Sophie McKenzie

Sophie McKenzie was born and raised in London, where she continues to live. Even from her early childhood, one of her favorite subjects in school was English. Little did she know at the time that her love of English would blossom into a successful writing career later in life. Like most people, she worked a number of part-time jobs (from waitressing to theater usherette) while she attended university. Following graduation, she was hired as a journalist. That position, however, turned out to be short lived as she was laid off in 2003. She attempted to stay positive, and took advantage of this opportunity to pursue several interests which she had been unable to pursue before then. It was during this time that she enrolled at the City Literary Institute in London to take a course on writing for children. Sophie immediately fell in love with writing and decided to direct her professional life in a new direction.