Dr John Reynolds

John Reynolds is a New Zealander who lives in Auckland. After qualifying as a teacher he travelled widely, taking teaching positions in London, Saskatchewan ( Canada) and Zimbabwe. During this time he also travelled extensively through western and eastern Europe, Russia, North America and Africa.

 

He completed a BA in History at the University of Auckland and, as a result of his filmmaking work with schoolchildren, he recieved a Creative New Zealand grant to complete an MA in Educational Technology at San Jose University, California.

 

Returning to New Zealand he held a number of lecturing positions at Auckland College of Education, Auckland University of Technology and the University of Auckland.

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He has written five full length musicals (view MUSICALS page), five novels and a how-to book (view BOOKS page).

 

Through the Film, TV and Media Studies Centre at the University of Auckland he completed a PhD on the life and works of veteran filmmaker John O'Shea. Much of this research involved New Zealand in the 1930s and 40s - the period of time in which his novel Uncommon Enemy is set.

 

John is an accomplished and entertaining speaker and is willing to speak about his writing to any interested groups, face to face or through social media.

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