Julia Suzuki is a businesswoman, former model and author of The Land of Dragor series of children's books.

Early life

Julia Suzuki grew up in Fazeley

Fazeley

Fazeley is a small town and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Fazeley is located on the outskirts of Tamworth and the civil parish of Fazeley also includes Mile Oak and Bonehill....

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

 on an estate adjacent to Drayton Manor Theme Park

Drayton Manor Theme Park

Drayton Manor Theme Park is a theme park, resort & zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, England.Drayton Manor is best known because it is a theme park and zoo which attracts around 1.4 million people a year. The attraction has a wide selection of rides set...

. While at secondary school (Rawlett Community Sports College) she faced challenges from other pupils and shyness. As an adult, Suzuki worked with a Disney licensing company and former tennis ace David Lloyd

David Lloyd (tennis)

David Lloyd is a former professional English tennis player and businessman.He was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He and his younger brother John Lloyd became two of the most successful British tennis players throughout the 1970s and 1980s. David captained the British Davis Cup team and became a...

 before setting up her own company. She owns shares in four David Lloyd businesses and a share in the brand itself.

The Land of Dragor

Julia's first book was launched in April 2011 at the London Book Fair

London Book Fair

The London Book Fair is a large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April, in London, England. The London Book Fair has grown in size and importance in recent years, and 23,000 publishers, booksellers, literary agents, librarians, media and industry suppliers from over 100...

. Yoshiko and the Gift of Charms is a children's novel aimed at 8-12 year olds and centres on the story of Yoshiko, a young, chameleon-like dragon.

Suzuki has stated that the series grows with three children from Stratford-Upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...

 who come to be heroes in the second book of the Dragor series. She also revealed in an interview that there will be seven books in the series, including a prequel.

Julia is currently running a national dance competition to run alongside the book. The competition is judged by herself, choreographer Juliet Short and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

Chris Onslow.