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What activities did Marsden enjoy?
Like most kids his age, his main interests were playing marbles, riding bikes, reading comics and going to the pictures. However, his reading interests were wider than most, and in his early childhood he began a love affair with books which has never waned.
What is John Marsden’s occupation?
Teacher
NovelistChildren’s writer
John Marsden/Professions
When did John Marsden become a teacher?
1978
Marsden began teaching at All Saints College, Bathurst, New South Wales, in 1978 while studying Arts at the University of New England. He continued to teach at All Saints while completing his Diploma of Teaching from Mitchell College.
What inspired John Marsden to write tomorrow when the war began?
“I think it was a kind of daydream like many books start out, I guess. As a student in high school I would sit there dreaming of a world without adults and having fantasies about how great it would be.
What kind of jobs did John Marsden do?
—John MarsdenAfter his stint in hospital, Marsden continued to take on many different jobs, and through his 20s Marsden worked in as many as 32 different jobs, including an abattoir, working in a mortuary, delivering pizzas, working as a motorbike courier, working as s nightwatchman, selling encyclopaedias and working with chickens.
Where did John Marsden live most of his life?
Early life. Marsden was born in Victoria, Australia and spent the first 10 years of his life living in the country towns of Kyneton, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania.
Why did John Marsden go to a psychiatrist?
After leaving University, Marsden became depressed, and attributes this depression in part to his inability to find a job that suited him. As his depression deteriorated into suicidal thoughts, Marsden began seeing a psychiatrist. His psychiatrist eventually admitted him to a psychiatric hospital following a diagnosis of depression.
Who was John Marsden’s great great great uncle?
John Marsden’s family tree shows no trace of writers, although his great great great great uncle was a famous Australian clergyman, who wrote millions of words, in the form of sermons, letters and diaries. The Rev Samuel Marsden was a tough cookie.