John Marsden Books - Tomorrow When the War Began & so much more

John Marsden is Australia's best selling
author for teenagers and a highly acclaimed picture book writer. His first book,
'So Much to Tell You' was published in 1987. It was very well-received, won many
awards and sold in record number. This book has been followed by many more,
including the hugely popular 'Tomorrow'
series of 7 books and the sequel trilogy
'The Ellie Chronicles', all of which feature Ellie Linton, the heroine and
narrator.



FICTION



So Much To Tell You (1987)


The Great Gatenby


The Journey


Staying Alive In Year 5


Out Of Time (1990)


Letters From The Inside (1991)


Take My Word For It (1992)


Looking For Trouble (1993)


Cool School (1996)


Creep Street (1996)


Checkers (1996)


Dear Miffy (1997)


Winter (2000)


The Rabbits


Millie


A Roomful of Magic



Home and Away

NON-FICTION



Everything I Know About Writing (1993)


This I Believe (1996) (editor)


For Weddings and a Funeral (1996) (editor)


Secret Men's Business (1998)

The Head Book


The Boy You Brought Home



THE
TOMORROW SERIES



Tomorrow, When the War Began (1994)


The Dead Of The Night (1994)


The Third Day, The Frost (1995)


Darkness, Be My Friend (1996)


Burning For Revenge' (1997)


The Night Is For Hunting (1998)


The Other Side Of Dawn (1999)



THE ELLIE CHRONICLES



While I Live (2003)


Incurable (2005)


Circle of Flight (2006)

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More about John Marsden

Marsden was born in Melbourne, in 1950, the third of four
children. He spent much of his childhood in rural Australia, moving first to
Kyneton in Victoria, then to Devonport in Tasmania. At the age of ten, Marsden's
family moved to Sydney and he enrolled at The King's School, Parramatta, which
was renowned for its overbearing military style of education. Upon completion of
his high schooling, Marsden began a Law/Arts degree at the University of Sydney,
and worked at a mortuary, in a sideshow and as a security guard, before finally
becoming an English teacher.


He taught for nine years at Geelong Grammar School, and became Head of English
at the school's Timbertop campus. In 1982, he was arrested while on the blockade
attempting to stop construction of the Franklin Dam. As all the prisons in the
region were full due to the number of people arrested, Marsden was placed in the
high-security Risdon Prison for a night. He later wrote that he used the
experience to help him write scenes in Letters From The Inside and parts of the
Tomorrow series.


His first book, So Much To Tell You was published in 1987. His landmark Tomorrow
Series is recognised as the most popular book series for young adults ever
written in Australia. The first book of this series, Tomorrow When The War
Began, has been reprinted 26 times in Australia. Free copies of Tomorrow When
the War Began were distributed to hundreds of thousands of Swedish teenagers,
after it was selected by their peers as the book reluctant readers would be most
likely to enjoy. The first sequel of a new series of books featuring Ellie
Linton from the Tomorrow
Series (The Ellie
Chronicles) was published in 2003,
with the second novel and third novels released in November 2005 and November
2006 respectively. In Australia alone, John has sold over two and a half million
books.


Marsden's current project is making an alternative setting school on his bush
property, the Tye Estate near Romsey, Victoria. The school, named Candlebark,
opened on January 31, 2006 with 52 students ranging from Prep (5 years old) to
Year 8.


Marsden currently holds writers conferences and writers weekends, both for
people with completed scripts and for teenagers wishing to learn to write. He
personally takes the workshops and mixes his writing skills with drama and his
ability as an English teacher. He recently won the Lloyd O'Neill Award, becoming
one of only five authors to be honoured for lifelong services to the Australian
book industry.