Mitchell Symons facts for kids

Mitchell Symons, born on February 11, 1957, is a British journalist and writer. He was born in London, England. He went to Mill Hill School and then studied law at the London School of Economics (LSE).

After working as a researcher and director at the BBC, he became a full-time writer, broadcaster, and journalist. He helped create many TV show ideas. Mitchell Symons was also a main writer for the first UK versions of the popular board game Trivial Pursuit. He wrote a column for the Daily Express newspaper and won an award for it in 2002.

Awards and Recognition

Mitchell Symons has won awards for his interesting non-fiction books. These awards show how popular and well-loved his books are, especially among young readers.

Blue Peter Book Awards

• 2010 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, for Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You
• 2011 Blue Peter Book Awards Best Book with Facts, for Do Igloos Have Loos?

Books by Mitchell Symons

Mitchell Symons has written many books, both fiction (made-up stories) and non-fiction (books based on facts). His non-fiction books are often full of fun and surprising information.

Fiction Books

• All In
• The Lot
• No Red Light Shining

Non-Fiction Books

• Why Girls Can't Throw (and Other Questions You Always Wanted Answered)
• That Book
• This Book of More Perfectly Useless Information
• The Other Book of the Most Perfectly Useless Information
• This, That and the Other (This book combines That Book, This Book, and The Other Book). It was later re-released as The Ultimate Loo Book.
• Forfeit!
• The Equation Book of Sports Crosswords
• The Equation Book of Movie Crosswords
• The You Magazine Book Of Journalists (four books, co-author)
• Movielists (co-author)
• The Sunday Magazine Book Of Crosswords
• The Hello! Magazine Book Of Crosswords (three books)
• The Book of Lists
• The Book of Celebrity Lists
• National Lottery Big Draw 2000 (co-author)
• The Sudoku Institute Book
• How To Speak Celebrity
• Why Eating Bogeys Is Good For You
• Don't Get Me Started: A Way-Beyond-Grumpy Rant About Modern Life
• Do Igloos Have Loos?
• The Book of Poker Calls (co-author)
• Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam
• The Bumper Book For The Loo
• Why Spacemen Can't Burp
• Numberland
• Happily Never After: Modern Cautionary Tales
• Why Don't You Smell When You're Sleeping?
• There Are Tittles In This Title
• The World In Numbers Calendar 2017
• The World In Numbers Calendar 2018
• The YOU Magazine Book of General Knowledge Crosswords