John Marsden

John Marsden was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was the third out of four children. Marsden's father was a bank manager so the family moved around a lot. Marsden was accepted into Sydney University to study a degree in Law and Arts. He dropped out of this course due to family reasons and his dislike of law. Marsden became depressed after leaving University and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. After his spell in hospital, Marsden tried his hand at around 32 different jobs before settling on a teaching career. After beginning his teaching career, Marsden decided to start writing books for teenagers. This led him to write the critically acclaimed 'Tomorrow' series, Letter From The Inside (on which this study guide is based) and many other books.