John+Marsden

John Marsden D.O.B: 27th September 1950 P.O.B: Melbourne About John Marsden: John Marsden was born in Melbourne 1950. After he completed High School, he began an Arts/Law degree at the University of Sydney. After he took on a job as a teacher at Geelong Grammar School for 9 years. In 1982, he was arrested for trying to stop the construction of the Franklin Dam. Because all the jails were full, he had to spend the night at the Risdon Prison, which is High Security. He used the experience in 2 of his books. Recently, in 2006 he helped build a school in Romsey named Candlebark.