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Jack Jackman

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Contact: [email protected]
Local authority: East Lothian
Languages: English
Author type: Writer
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Jack Jackman is the author of the Maisie Vs series and is also a primary school teacher in East Lothian. Before settling in Scotland, he spent his time wandering the world, including several years in Argentina during which he was the most southerly Endligh teacher in the world. Jack has also been a tour guide in an Argentine prison, a pianist in a Polish punk rock band, a tester of computer games and even a waiter in Antarctica (penguins do not tip well), which inspired his first middle grade novel, Maisie vs Antartica.

Jack creates accessible interactive workshops around his books and loves to inspire boys and girls to read and write. He puts particular emphasis on resilience and endurance.

Websites featuring the author

Local authorities will visit

Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Midlothian; North Lanarkshire; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Lothian

Events will deliver

Reading; Talk; Workshop

Audience will work with

Reluctant readers; Young people in the community (e.g. Youth clubs, Guides, Scouts); Young people with additional support needs (under 18) (ASN/SEN)

Topics of work

Adventure; Comedy, humour & funny books; Contemporary fiction; Editing & editing your own work; Family; Nature; Travel writing

Age groups published for

Children

Age groups will work with

6-8; 9-11

Audience size

0-10; 11-30; 31-100; 100-500; 500+