Biography

JOHN PICKRELL

Author, freelance journalist, science writer, editor and public speaker

John Pickrell is an award-winning freelance journalist, the author of Flying Dinosaurs and Weird Dinosaurs and the former editor of Australian Geographic. He has worked in London, Washington DC and Sydney for publications including New Scientist, Science, Science News and Cosmos. John’s articles can also be found online and in print at National Geographic, Nature, Scientific American, Focus, BBC Future, The Guardian and Australia’s ABC. When John isn’t writing, he can sometimes be found on fossil digs in Australia, Argentina and Mongolia. He has been a finalist in the Australian Museum’s Eureka prizes three times, won an Earth Journalism Award and was previously featured in The Best Australian Science Writing in 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2017. He is the editor of the The Best Australian Science Writing 2018.

Learn more about John’s career and accolades, or connect with him professionally, at LinkedIn. Follow him on Twitter @john_pickrell.

Find some of John’s recent stories here at National Geographic, NatureNew Scientist, Science, Australian Geographic, Cosmos, Science News and Scientific American.

John is experienced at public speaking as well as providing engaging content for TV and radio. He is available for interviews, talking engagements, writers festivals and other events. To enquire further, contact him.

John Pickrell and a tree kangaroo