John Malam is a British historian, archaeologist, and author of
Children's non-fiction (informational) books.
Background
He was born in
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...
,
England
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, and attended the
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...
where he received a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology. He excavated at sites in the
UK, and headed the archaeology unit at the
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is an industrial heritage organisation which runs ten museums and manages multiple historic sites within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire, England, widely considered as the birthplace of ...
,
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...
. Thereafter, he worked as an editor for UK publishing companies before becoming a full-time author.
His informational books for children cover a range of subjects, with a particular emphasis on ancient civilizations. He lives in
Cheshire, north-west
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.
See also
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List of children's non-fiction writers
List of authors who have written non-fiction (informational) books for children. For a discussion of the criteria used to define something as a work of children's literature, see children's literature.
See also
*List of children's literature writ ...
References
External links
John Malam's website
British non-fiction writers
British children's writers
Living people
writers from Wolverhampton
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
British male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male non-fiction writers
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