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STORY OF JOHN's BOOKS
John is a hopeful preeminent illustrator and author whose professional career began back in 1994 after his first published work. Since then, he's explored different writing genres and is working to create a loyal group of fans who eagerly await his latest releases. With numerous projects and awards to his name, he continues to push literary boundaries in ecology by exposing young minds to the wonders of the natural world in the hopes it remains wondrous for generations to come.
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John's career as a public environmental science educator, anthropologist, archivist, exhibition designer, developer, artist, illustrator and writer spans over thirty years. John has designed over 180 temporary and national award-winning traveling exhibits and a few dozen picture books and coffee table books for other artist. He has paintings, graphics and exhibitions around the world from Kuala Lumpur to South America and from India to Europe, recently producing the traveling exhibition Wicked Plants, based on the work of author Amy Stewart, which even toured Vegas a few times. His last works included the production of an exhibition on Mastodons and even an exhibit on Zombies from the TV show Z Nation.
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JOHN CAYDEN
WHY I CHOSE CAYDEN
John has always been enthusiastic about great writing, and is privileged to be turning his passion for painting and design and teaching ecology into a new career as a professional author - even though he gets pittance from Amazon.
"I chose 'CAYDEN' because it means survivor or warrior in some languages. I'm a long term survivor and proud of it! Dang poor because of it, but proud." - John Cayden


"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale"
Hans Christian Andersen