Jan-Andrew Henderson
Jan-Andrew Henderson (J.A. Henderson) is the author of 40 teen, YA and adult thrillers and non-fiction books. He has been published in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Europe by Oxford University Press, Collins, Hardcourt Press, Amberley Books, Oetinger Publishing, Mainstream Books, Black and White Publishers, Mlada Fontana, Black Hart, Three Ravens Press and Floris Books. He has been shortlisted for sixteen literary awards in the UK and Australia and is the winner of the Doncaster Book Prize, the Aurealis Award and the Royal Mail Award.
He owns Black Hart Entertainment and the famous City of the Dead Ghost Tours in Edinburgh, which requires him to wear black all the time. He also runs The Green Light Literary Breakdown Service in Brisbane, offering advice, workshops and talks to budding writers. He has given talks all over the UK with Authors Abroad and Literature Live. He has a Scottish accent - but it’s not in Trainspotting territory.
Testimonials
This is about the 4th time I have booked JA Henderson. He always engages the students with a fun and informative presentation. Students respond so well to his mischievous sense of fun and quirky examples. I will no doubt invite JA Henderson back again!
Mt. Maria College - August, 2025Jan's workshops were engaging and relatable for students. He used short film clips and humour to support his great writing tips and get his message across. Students really enjoyed his workshop!
Morayfield State High School - May, 2025The year 7s are still talking about you. It’s always wonderful to see students inspired to love reading.
Wellington Point State High School, 2023Jan was incredibly engaging and put a unique spin on the writing process. He was generous with his time and went above and beyond our expectations when guiding our students through the creation of their short stories. We would not hesitate to have Jan return to our school in future years!
The Cathedral School - July, 2023You are an extremely entertaining speaker (and lunch companion!). You kept the students laughing. It was clear that you had our students’ full engagement by the number of questions and the reluctance of students to leave at the end of the session. I particularly noted that students hovered around you and the table of books as they left. Even more striking was one of our shyest year 7’s requesting your autograph at the end of the day (this has never happened before). Further to this I have one young writer email me requesting your contact details so she can send her work through to you (consider yourself warned!).
Emmaus College, 2022
Carnage
Goners
Father Figure
A Town Called Library
Burnt Out
The Kirkfallen Stopwatch
Waiting For a Train That Never Comes
Bunker Ten
City of the Dead
Edinburgh New Town : A Comprehensive Guide
It's Only the End of the World
The Royal Mile
Queensland
Speaker type
- Author
- Non-fiction
Audience
- Year 7-9
- Year 10-12
- Adult