Books By John Goodwin, Alan MacDonald, Helena Pielichaty - Author

At 16, John Goodwin went out to work selling fruit and vegetables in a market. One of his jobs was to empty the pennies out of ladies loos. By his late 30's he'd somehow stumbled into taking the post of a university lecturer. However, it was only in his third career as a writer that he really found himself. He has now written over twenty plays for BBC radio and had a number of books published. These have included fiction for children, an educational drama series, and a number of non-fiction titles.Alan MacDonald was born in Watford and went to university in Bangor, North Wales, where he studied English and Drama. He started working life in a travelling theatre company visiting schools all over the country, writing much of their material. It was, as he says, a useful apprenticeship - if the audience didn't like the play, they talked through it or threw bits of paper at the actors. Hence, he very quickly learned what children liked. He has since written stories and dramas for the BBC (both television and radio)