JA Henderson
“One of the UK’s most promising children’s writers.”
- Edinburgh Evening News
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About JA Henderson
Born in 1962 and brought up in Kirriemuir, Scotland, Jan-Andrew Henderson studied journalism at Napier University before gaining an M.A. from Edinburgh University in 1987. He then got a job as a dishwasher.
On holiday in the USA, he threw away his return ticket and spent the next seven years in the states, taking vacations in Scotland instead. A dazzling series of career moves followed - including financial consultant, pen engraver, factory worker, hospital cleaner, graphic artist, cocktail barman, rubber stamp designer, script reader, call centre worker, pepper salesman, muralist, Easter bunny, balloon decorator, actor/writer/director at a children’s theatre in New York State, French waiter (complete with fake accent) in Manhattan and van driver in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains (despite never having sat behind a wheel before).
Returning to Edinburgh in 1999, he founded the tastefully named City of the Dead Ghost Tours. This requires him to look moody and wear black a lot. He also began writing books, starting off with non-fiction, including The Town Below the Ground, The Emperors New Kilt, The Ghost That Haunted Itself and City of the Dead then switching to children’s fantasy (Secret City, Hunting Charlie Wilson).
He now writes dark and twisted teen thrillers under the name J A Henderson. The first two, Bunker 10 and Crash were shortlisted for a total of ten literary awards and Bunker 10 won Britain’s largest book prize –the Royal Mail Award.
The next, Colony, is out now. It’s about the flaws inherent in democracy, the nature of morality… and psychopaths.
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Jan's School Visits
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Books by JA Henderson
Jan has authored a number of highly acclaimed, award-winning ficton and non-fiction titles. His dark and twisted teen thrillers have been selected and shortlisted for numerous high-profile awards around the world, such as the Waterstone’s Best Children’s Book, the Falkirk Prize, the Stockport Book Award, and a selection for the Young Adults Choices booklist by the US International Reading Association.
His first two books for teens, Bunker 10 and Crash were shortlisted for a total of ten literary awards and Bunker 10 won Britain’s largest book prize – the Royal Mail Award.
The next, Colony, is out now. It’s about the flaws inherent in democracy, the nature of morality… and psychopaths.
His non-fiction work includes The Town Below the Ground, The Emperors New Kilt, The Ghost That Haunted Itself and City of the Dead.
For a detailed listing of Jan's books, please visit his website:
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Recommendations & Reviews
“One of the UK’s most promising children’s writers.”
- Edinburgh Evening News
“One of the UK’s best new talents.”
- Lovereading.co.uk
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To Make a Booking
To make an enquiry about Jan Andrew Henderson, or any of the other authors, poets & illustrators listed on this website, please phone Trevor Wilson on +44 (0) 1535 656015, or email him at info@authorsabroad.com
Further information on Jan Andrew Henderson is available on his website: www.janandrewhenderson.com
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