DIXON, Dougal

DIXON, Dougal. British, b. 1947. Genres: Science fiction/Fantasy, Earth sciences, Natural history. Career: Freelance writer, 1980-. Researcher and editor, Mitchell Beazley Ltd., 1973-78, and Blandford Press, 1978-80; Open University, part-time tutor in earth sciences, 1976-78. Bournemouth Science Fiction and Fantasy Group, chairman, 1981-82; part-owner and chief projectionist of an independent cinema, 1988-. Publications: Doomsday Planet (comic strip), 1980; After Man, 1981; Discovering Earth Sciences, 1982; Science World: Geology, 1982, Geography, 1983; Picture Atlas: Mountains, 1984, Forests, 1984, Deserts, 1984; Find Out about Prehistoric Reptiles, 1984; Find Out about Jungles, 1984; (with J. Burton) The Age of Dinosaurs (in US as Time Exposure), 1984; Nature Detective Series: Minerals, Rocks, and Fossils, 1984; Time Machine 7: Ice Age Explorer, 1985; Secrets of the Earth, 1986; Find Out about Dinosaurs, 1986; The First Dinosaurs, 1987; Hunting the Dinosaurs, 1987; The Jurassic Dinosaurs, 1987; The Last Dinosaurs, 1987; Be a Dinosaur Detective, 1987; The New Dinosaurs, 1988; Dino Dots, 1988; (ed.) The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals, 1988; My First Dinosaur Library, 1989; When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, 1989; Air and Oceans, 1990; The Changing Landscape, 1990; Man after Man, 1990; The Giant Book of Dinosaurs, 1990; The Big Book of Prehistoric Life, 1990; Equinox Junior Animals Series, Animal Evolution, 1992; The Big Book of the Earth, 1991; The Practical Geologist, 1992; Explore the World of Prehistoric Life on Earth, 1992; Dinosaurs: Giants of the Earth, 1992; Dinosaurs: The Real Monsters, 1992; Dinosaurs: All Shapes and Sizes, 1992; Dinosaurs: The Fossil Hunters, 1992; Geography Facts, 1992; Earth Facts, 1992; Young Geographer: The Changing Earth, 1992; Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs, 1993; Tell Me about Dinosaurs, 1993; Spotlights: Prehistoric Life, 1993; Questions and Answers about Dinosaurs, 1995; Digging up the Past, 1995; Ladybird Discovery, 1995; Collins Gem, Dinosaurs, 1996; The Earth, Its Wonders, Its Secrets: Natural Disasters, 1996; Amazing Dinosaurs, 2000; The Atlas of Evolution, vol. 2, 2001; Dinosaurs, 4 vols., 2001; My First Book of Dinosaurs, 2001; Megabytes, Dinosaurs, 2001; The Magic Facet Machine: Dinosaurs, 2002; History Hunters: The Dinosaur Skull, 2003; History Hunters: The Mammoth's Tomb, 2003; The Future Is Wild, 2003. Address: 55 Mill Ln, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4QY, England. Online address: Dougal.Dixon@ukgateway.net