John Neufeld

    Greetings to one and all! I'm glad you found me. Below you'll see different categories of information, either about me and my work, or about YOU and YOUR WORK. There are also a few words to PARENTS and EDUCATORS about books for your age. And, of course, there is my email address: jnbooks@snet.net.

    I was born in Chicago and grew up in the Midwest. From the age of about 10, I thought it would be fun to be a writer. Why? Because it meant I would be my own boss and because it meant I would never have to retire. (I was wrong about being my own boss, because, unless you're writing only for yourself, someone else tells you whether what you've done is good enough to pay for.)

    I was born in Chicago and grew up in the Midwest. From the age of about 10, I thought it would be fun to be a writer. Why? Because it meant I would be my own boss and because it meant I would never have to retire. (I was wrong about being my own boss, because, unless you're writing only for yourself, someone else tells you whether what you've done is good enough to pay for.)

  (For your book reports, you can find out more in detail about me in your school or public library through "Something About the Author" or the 8th Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators.)

    I wrote a load of short stories and sent them off to magazines across the country. They all came back. I kept at it. And twenty years later, finally, I came across a story that I could tell well. That story became EDGAR ALLAN, and the minute it was accepted for publication, I sat down and wrote LISA, BRIGHT AND DARK.

I was lucky. I kept writing. And this year saw the publication of my latest novel for young readers, THE HANDLE AND THE KEY. I hope you'll like it. And thank you for liking so many other books along the way.

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