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John Marsden (writer)
Australian writer and educator (1950–2024)
John Marsden (27 September 1950 – 18 December 2024) was an Australian writer and teacher.
He wrote more than 40 books in his career including his young adult novelTomorrow, When the War Began, which began a series of seven books.
Marsden began writing for children while working as a teacher, and had his first book, So Much to Tell You, published in 1987.
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In 2006, he started an alternative school, Candlebark School, and reduced his writing to focus on teaching and running the school. In 2016, he opened the arts-focused secondary school, Alice Miller School. Both schools are in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria.
Early life and education
John Marsden was born on 27 September 1950 in Melbourne.[1][2] He had three siblings.[2] He spent the first 10 years of his life living in the country towns of Kyneton and Devonport, Tasmania.[3] He was a great-great-great-great nephew