Ian M. Malcolm

Ian M. Malcolm left Dundee in 1943 when he joined the Merchant Navy. He worked on the sea as first Radio Officer/Purser until 1951, when he left to pursue a career as a teacher. He remained in teaching until 1987, and took up writing in his retirement, winning the 1996 non-fiction prize in the Marine Society Competition. He has written articles and sea-going memoirs for The Nautical Magazine and Sea Breezes.

Ian M. Malcolm left Dundee in 1943 when he joined the Merchant Navy. He worked on the sea as first Radio Officer/Purser until 1951, when he left to pursue a career as a teacher. He remained in teaching until 1987, and took up writing in his retirement, winning the 1996 non-fiction prize in the Marine Society Competition. He has written articles and sea-going memoirs for The Nautical Magazine and Sea Breezes. See less