Episode 12: Filmmaker to Children's Author

Ian is publishing his book through TAUK publishing, which is the company I worked with the publish my own book. Born in Liverpool, Ian hated getting homework but fondly remembers his English teacher setting a task to write a short scene for a play which lit the flame but it was some years before his passion for writing really took hold when, during a brief spell as an actor, he wrote his first play about the Beatles. Since then, and after studying a film and media degree at Manchester University, he has written and produced a number of feature films and has always admired the incredible imagination of films, TV and books created for children. So much so that Ian took the plunge and began to write a range of stories for children to enjoy, the first of which is 'The Elephant in the Room.'