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Jan-Andrew Henderson

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Born

The United Kingdom

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https://www.janandrewhenderson.com

Twitter

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Genre

Thriller, Nonfiction, Young Adult

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‘One of the UK’s most promising writers’ - Edinburgh Evening News

‘One of the UK’s best talents’ - Lovereading.co.uk

‘Jan Henderson writes the kind of thrillers that make you miss your stop on the bus’
- Times Educational Supplement

‘A moving, funny and original writer’ - The Austin Chronicle

‘Jan Henderson has written some incredible books… One of my favourite authors’
- Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Barbie)

‘If there were more books like yours out there, maybe people would be reading more’
- Charlie Higson (Young James Bond and The Enemy series)

Jan-Andrew Henderson (J.A. Henderson) is the author of 40 children’s, teen, YA and adult fiction and non-fiction books - published in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada ‘One of the UK’s most promising writers’ - Edinburgh Evening News

‘One of the UK’s best talents’ - Lovereading.co.uk

‘Jan Henderson writes the kind of thrillers that make you miss your stop on the bus’
- Times Educational Supplement

‘A moving, funny and original writer’ - The Austin Chronicle

‘Jan Henderson has written some incredible books… One of my favourite authors’
- Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Barbie)

‘If there were more books like yours out there, maybe people would be reading more’
- Charlie Higson (Young James Bond and The Enemy series)

Jan-Andrew Henderson (J.A. Henderson) is the author of 40 children’s, teen, YA and adult fiction and non-fiction books - published in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and Europe by Oxford University Press, Collins, Hardcourt Press, Amberley Books, Oetinger Publishing, Mainstream Books, Black and White Publishers, Mlada Fontana, Black Hart and Floris Books. He has been shortlisted for sixteen literary awards in the UK and Australia and won the Doncaster Book Prize, The Aurealis Award and the Royal Mail Award - Britain’s biggest children’s book prize.

He runs The Green Light Literary Breakdown Service - specialising in developmental and copy editing, is a professional member of the Institute of Professional Editors and teaches online writing courses for the Romance Writers of Australia Academy, Infostack, Skill Bundles and Authors Crib. He has appeared at numerous writers festivals and gives talks and given workshops for children and adults in conjunction with Literature Live, Authors Abroad, Nexus Arts and Speakers Ink.

Other roles include industry assessor and mentor for the Queensland Writers Centre, mentor for the Horror Writers Association, Secretary for the Romance Writers of Australia, ambassador for Australia Reads, peer/grant assessor for the Australian Council for The Arts, convenor for the Aurealis Awards, judge for the Bram Stoker Awards and the Robert N Stephenson Prize. He has been Writer in Residence for organisations as disparate as Ipswich Kindergarten and The Catholic School, Townsville.

He features in many anthologies, as a contributor and editor and has written several plays - performed as far apart as New York State, Texas, Leeds and the Edinburgh International Festival.

He is also the founder of Black Hart Entertainment which runs the famous City of the Dead Ghost Tours in Edinburgh.
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Average rating: 3.75 · 2,078 ratings · 323 reviews · 62 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh's Legendary Underground City 3.55 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bunker Ten 3.78 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost That Haunted Itself 3.74 avg rating — 337 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edinburgh: City Of The Dead 3.86 avg rating — 85 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Markers: Edinburgh's Dark History Told Through its Cemeteries by Jan-Andrew Henderson (Goodreads Author), Jan-Andrew Henderson (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of the Dead: The Fascinating Supernatural History of Edinburgh 4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emperor's New Kilt 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colony 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's Only the End of the World 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret City 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The Victorians, for instance, couldn’t get five minutes’ peace without falling over a ghost. So what has changed? Have all the spectres left town?”
― Jan-Andrew Henderson, The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Story of the Mackenzie Poltergeist - The Infamous Ghoul of Greyfriars Graveyard

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“But the Royal Mile ghosts have the same elusive quality as its parking spaces – there are always thousands of people on the lookout, but nobody ever spots one.”
― Jan-Andrew Henderson, The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Story of the Mackenzie Poltergeist - The Infamous Ghoul of Greyfriars Graveyard

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“The Society for Psychical Research were obviously better versed in Mills and Boon novels than they were in Cromwellian history. Philip’s life story was carefully plotted. Dorothea accused Margo of witchcraft, Margo was executed and Philip, afraid to jeopardise his privileged position, did nothing to prevent it. Later, in a fit of remorse, the unfortunate character killed himself.”
― Jan-Andrew Henderson, The Ghost That Haunted Itself: The Story of the Mackenzie Poltergeist - The Infamous Ghoul of Greyfriars Graveyard

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