Shadow Bringer - my exciting new novel:    (DOWNLOAD CHAPTER 1)
Crowboy, a novel for young people:            (DOWNLOAD CHAPTER 1)
Information on my Storytelling & Workshops: (more)

BUY CROWBOY, SHADOW BRINGER & THE MAP OF MARVELS FROM OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

BUY CROWBOY, SHADOW BRINGER & THE MAP OF MARVELS FROM WATERSTONES

Read a new review of “Crowboy” & "Shadow Bringer"  Here
Read a review of “Crowboy” from:   Waterstones
Read a review of “Crowboy” & "Shadow Bringer" in: The Book Bag
"Shadow Bringer" is now out in paperback, and available from Amazon and Waterstones.

I was born in United Kingdom in the town of Wednesbury in the industrial West Midlands. I have worked as a playwright, director and storyteller, have written and directed several large-scale community plays. I have also written many plays and adaptations for BBC Radio. My first plays were written for youth theatres, and several of the plays for young people are published for use in schools and colleges.

Most of my more recent plays have been written for Midland Actors Theatre, and a new play for the company “The White Shining Land” is due for production in 2010. I am also a novelist and poet. My first two novels, “Crowboy” and “Shadow Bringer” have been published by Oxford University Press, and a third novel, “The Map of Marvels”, is due for publication in May 2010. Also due for publication in October 2010 is “Robin of the Greenwood”, a collection of illustrated Robin Hood stories, with Barefoot Books. I have written and made up stories for as long as I can remember. As a boy, I liked reading comics and watching cowboy films. The two books that really fired my imagination were “Treasure Island” and “Moby Dick”. Along with “Don Quixote”, they remain my favourites. Mythology and folklore are another source of inspiration.

New Work-in-Progress. I'm working on a new novel with the working title "The Hunt for the Great Bear" and will posting weekly episodes from the novel on a special site. I'm inviting readers to log on, and follow the novel as it progresses and develops. I will also welcome any comments you might want to make, and will reply to all comments. To read The Hunt for the Great Bear" please follow this link : http://davidcalcutt.wordpress.com
Thanks. I look forward to hearing from you.

I'm now a member of Children's Authors' Roadshow, a group of children's writers from the West Midlands, who work together and organise events to promote children's literature. The other members are: Ann Evans, Karen King, Leila Rasheed, Linda Chapman, Susan Price and Pippa Goodhart. You can find out more about CARM at their website.

http://childrensauthorsroadshowmidlands.webs.com