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John Malam

JOHN MALAM is an experienced and versatile children’s non-fiction author. He has written on a wide range of subjects for all ages and across all formats, from novelty to reference, TV tie-in to classroom favourites.

	Key writing and research strengths are history, prehistory (including dinosaurs!), archaeology, biography, art, social history, geography, environment, and the natural world.
	Experienced in styles of non-fiction writing, including narrative, instructional, explanatory, persuasive, and descriptive texts.
	A former children’s editor and commissioning editor, John understands the editorial process and the international co-edition market. He is a Mac user and is happy to write to fit layouts (OS10.4, Quark and InDesign).
	John’s background is in archaeology, ancient history, and museums.

Please email me to discuss new projects, presentations, and so on. Give me your phone number so we can have an informal chat to see if I’m right for the job.

Contact: Click to email John Malam

For more information: www.johnmalam.co.uk (an NGfL accredited site)

Age group preferences:

	5 to 7
	7 to 11
	11 to 14

Other relevant information:

	Children’s book reviewer for the Manchester Evening News.
	Occasional reviewer for the Guardian.
	Author of ‘Letting The Facts Speak’ chapter in The Writer’s Handbook Guide to Writing for Children (Macmillan, 2004).
	Author of non-fiction content for the World Book Day Teachers’ Pack.
	Feature writer for Child Education (Scholastic) and AuthorZone (Peters).
	John is a frequent and popular visitor to schools and festivals, where he leads non-fiction events for KS1, KS2, and KS3 children and teachers.

Selected books by John Malam