About Jan-Andrew Henderson
Jan-Andrew Henderson is the author of 40 books. He has been shortlisted for fifteen literary awards and is the winner of Doncaster Award, The Aurealis Award and The Royal Mail Award - Britain's biggest childrens' book prize. His books have been published in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and Europe by Oxford University Press, Collins Books, Hardcourt Press, Amberley Books, Oetinger Publishing, Mlada Fronta, Black Hart, Mainstream Books, Black & White Publishers and Floris Books. He has been represented by the Circus, Lucy Luck and Anne Clarke literary agencies and appeared in many anthologies - including the award winning Relics, Wrecks and Ruins - alongside writers like Neil Gaiman and Robert Silverberg. He is a member of the UK and Australian Society of Authors and a professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors. He also writes under the name J A Henderson.
Other roles include manuscript assessor and industry mentor for the Queensland Writer's Centre, mentor for the Horror Writers Association, Secretary for the Romance Writers of Australia, ambassador for Australia Reads, convenor for the Aurealis Awards, judge for the Bram Stoker Awards, peer assessor for the Australian Council For the Arts and script reader for the Scottish Script Service. He teaches online courses for the Romance Writers of Australia Academy, Infostack, Skill Bundles and Authors Crib, has appeared at numerous writers festivals and given talks and workshops across the UK and Australia in conjunction with Literature Live, Authors Abroad, Nexus Arts and Speakers Ink. You can see his Wikipedia page here.
He studied journalism at Napier University and received an M.A. Honours in English Literature and Philosophy from The University of Edinburgh. Then he became a financial consultant and quickly worked his way down the career ladder - having done the following...
Dog walker, dishwasher, pen engraver, mechanic, factory worker, cold caller, hospital domestic, retirement home cleaner, graphic artist, theatre usher, cocktail barman, charity collector, rubber stamp designer, domino seller, call centre operator (for a telephone company, car insurance company and bank) pepper salesman, muralist, Easter bunny, balloon decorator, French waiter (complete with fake accent) in New York City, van driver in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains (despite never having sat behind a wheel), pornography store clerk in Texas (working, not starring), visitor services manager at historic St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, art gallery attendant, voice over artist, tutor and recruitment administrator.
Jan has written and directed plays, performed as far apart as the Edinburgh International Festival and Texas. He was writer/director at Witherbee Children’s Theatre in New York State for four seasons, where he also ran a weekly cabaret, acted, designed and built sets.
He is the owner of Black Hart Entertainment (retail and publishing) in Edinburgh. Black Hart also runs the world famous City of the Dead ghost tours.
In Brisbane he runs the Green Light Literary Rescue Service, a step away from traditional editing and literary consultant services. Actually it's a mile away.
He offers simple and clear, yet innovative assistance in making what you've written better - specialising in assessments, structural and copy editing.
Other roles include manuscript assessor and industry mentor for the Queensland Writer's Centre, mentor for the Horror Writers Association, Secretary for the Romance Writers of Australia, ambassador for Australia Reads, convenor for the Aurealis Awards, judge for the Bram Stoker Awards, peer assessor for the Australian Council For the Arts and script reader for the Scottish Script Service. He teaches online courses for the Romance Writers of Australia Academy, Infostack, Skill Bundles and Authors Crib, has appeared at numerous writers festivals and given talks and workshops across the UK and Australia in conjunction with Literature Live, Authors Abroad, Nexus Arts and Speakers Ink. You can see his Wikipedia page here.
He studied journalism at Napier University and received an M.A. Honours in English Literature and Philosophy from The University of Edinburgh. Then he became a financial consultant and quickly worked his way down the career ladder - having done the following...
Dog walker, dishwasher, pen engraver, mechanic, factory worker, cold caller, hospital domestic, retirement home cleaner, graphic artist, theatre usher, cocktail barman, charity collector, rubber stamp designer, domino seller, call centre operator (for a telephone company, car insurance company and bank) pepper salesman, muralist, Easter bunny, balloon decorator, French waiter (complete with fake accent) in New York City, van driver in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains (despite never having sat behind a wheel), pornography store clerk in Texas (working, not starring), visitor services manager at historic St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, art gallery attendant, voice over artist, tutor and recruitment administrator.
Jan has written and directed plays, performed as far apart as the Edinburgh International Festival and Texas. He was writer/director at Witherbee Children’s Theatre in New York State for four seasons, where he also ran a weekly cabaret, acted, designed and built sets.
He is the owner of Black Hart Entertainment (retail and publishing) in Edinburgh. Black Hart also runs the world famous City of the Dead ghost tours.
In Brisbane he runs the Green Light Literary Rescue Service, a step away from traditional editing and literary consultant services. Actually it's a mile away.
He offers simple and clear, yet innovative assistance in making what you've written better - specialising in assessments, structural and copy editing.
Please excuse the fact that he looks like a Bond villain in the first picture...
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