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My name is John Gerard Fagan and I am a writer from Glasgow. I am the author of Fish Town, a memoir about struggling for work in Scotland and deciding to leave everything behind to teach in a Japanese fishing town. I have published close to 100 short stories, poems, essays, and articles in a wide variety of genre, including literary, horror, sci-fi, humour, and crime.
I taught Creative Writing and Literature at Meikai University, Life and Academic Writing at Heriot-Watt University, and English and Creative Writing at primary, secondary, and special needs schools in Japan.
I have also designed and led several Creative Writing courses all over the world, and performed short story and poetry readings.
Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
Events will deliver
Mentoring; Panel event; Professional development, CLPL or CPD; Reading; Residency; Talk; Workshop
Audience will work with
Adult learners; English as an additional language (EAL); Reluctant readers; Vulnerable young people (under 18); Young people with additional support needs (under 18) (ASN/SEN)
