Jon Turley
Jonathan "Jon" Turley (born 26 April 1971) is an English author who writes children's books.
Early life and education
He was born in Worcester and was a pupil at the Royal Grammar School, Worcester which he attended from 1982 until 1989. He worked in several jobs before enrolling at Cheltenham in 1992 for a teaching degree, which he completed in 1996.[citation needed]
Career
Between 1996 and 1999, he taught at Cotwall End Primary School in Sedgley, West Midlands, in the junior department of the school. He then spent a year teaching at an English private school in Dubai, and a short spell teaching in Greece, before returning to England and becoming a consultant with RM Computers. It was soon after this that he also began his writing career.[1]
Writing career
His first book, The Children are Revolting, was published in 2002 under the name J.T McQueen.[2] He also published Empty Pages.[1][3]
He lives in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, with his wife Helen. They have been married since 1999, and were first engaged in 1991. He has a daughter, Seren, who was born in May 2010, and a son, Sonny, who was born in February 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tell me a story". Newsquest Media Group. 2004-03-11. Retrieved 2006-06-25. [dead link]
- ↑ Turley, Jon. The children are revolting. Stourbridge : Robinswood, 2003. 289 p.; 20 cm. ISBN 1-869981-77-4 Search this book on
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- ↑ Turley, Jon. Empty pages. Stourbridge : Robinswood, 2003. 193 p.; 20 cm. ISBN 1-869981-79-0 Search this book on .
External links
- Tim. "Review of "The Children are Revolting"". Books for 10-15 year old readers by 10-15 year old reviewers. cool-reads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-25. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - "Summary and commentary of "Empty Pages"". Robinswood Press. 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-25.[permanent dead link]
- "Robinswood Press to publish four books by Jon Turley". M2 Best Books. 2003-04-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2006-06-25. Unknown parameter
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