Jan Dean
Jan Dean is a popular children's poet and author. Her novels include The Terror of the Fireworms (Scholastic) and The Haunted Mine (Hodder). Her poetry collection Wallpapering the Cat was chosen by the Poetry Book Society as Best Single Poet Collection for 2003. She is a Lay Reader and prepares stories for the Story Service run in the church she attends. Jan has run writing workshops for families and children in Anglican cathedrals - basing the work on the experience of being in the building. Jan is an experienced writer-in-schools and runs workshops for teachers. She also works in schools and libraries with all age groups, encouraging young people to write.