Background
Jim Derrickson was born on September 30, 1959, in Falls Church, Virginia, United States.
Jim Derrickson was born on September 30, 1959, in Falls Church, Virginia, United States.
Jim Derrickson worked as a construction laborer from 1980 to 1986. He was a federal park police ranger and a law enforcer during 1986-1989, and from 1987-1996 he was a performing songwriter.
Also, Derrickson is the author of music and lyrics for Sing to Me, produced by Paint Pony Publishers, and several unpublished collections of songs. He was a contributor to short fiction and journalism to Anvil magazine.
In 2001 Jim published his first book, Bomo and the Beef Snacks: A Story of Friendship and Promises Along the Iditarod Trail. It was published in French and English and distributed throughout Canada and in Alaska.
Derrickson is an activist on behalf of animal-welfare issues, Antislavery International, and Amnesty International.