About the author

Martin Gurdon is an author and freelance news and features journalist and columnist, specialising in motoring but writing about a wide variety of subjects. He contributes to the Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Classic Cars and Saga Magazine amongst other outlets.

He's developed an almost accidental sideline in chicken humour/how to books. The first, 'Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance,' is now in its third reprint. The follow up, 'Travels with My Chicken,' went on sale last year. Martin has also written 'Fowl!' and 'Hope is a Strategy,' both parodies of American business motivational tracts. 'Write On!' a book on writing from a journalist's perspective, has just been published.

Martin undertakes a mix of work-from-home commissions and on site projects, regularly provides journalistic holiday cover and although not Quark trained can navigate his way round the system, and has a lot of experience as a commissioning editor and raw copy sub.

Current Projects

• In December Martin and photographer Eleanor Bentall publish their first children's book, 'What is the Perfect Pong?' More details soon.

Photo Album

Meet the birds made famous by 'Hen, etc,' and members of our current flock -some of whom feature in 'Travels with My Chicken.'