Biography
Stephen S. Thompson was a British novelist and screenwriter of Jamaican descent. His debut novel Toy Soldiers was published in 2000, followed by further novels including Missing Joe (2012) and No More Heroes (2016). He wrote for publications such as The Observer, The Voice and Wasafiri, and edited the online literary journal The Colverstone Review.
Thompson wrote the feature-length drama Sitting in Limbo (2020), broadcast on BBC One and directed by Stella Corradi. The script drew on the experiences of his brother Anthony Bryan during the Windrush scandal. The film won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama.
He lectured in creative writing at institutions including Birkbeck College and the University of Edinburgh, and taught screenwriting at Central Film School in London. Thompson died of cancer on 26 May 2022, aged 56.
