Jim Beckett

Children's writer
Children's writer
Available for:
Collaboration, Festivals and other events, Ghostwriting, Judging, Lecturing and teaching, Library visits, Live readings and performances, Media, Mentoring, Public speaking, Residencies, School visits, Workshops

Jim is the author of The Caravan at the Edge of Doom, The Caravan at the Edge of Doom: Foul Prophecy (Farshore, 2021, 2022) and Buzz Sausage Wolf (Hodder, 2025). 

For many years, Jim taught English at a secondary school in London.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Chichester University.