P J Kelly

PJ is a primary school teacher who lives in the beachside suburb of Quinns Rocks, Western Australia. He has always loved searching for the truth in every facet of life. 'It has a million disguises and can be many things to different people.'

As an author, PJ sees Truth as the ultimate muse, and The Good Teacher is a perfect example of this. The book's characters are on on a journey together, searching for their own true paths. Searching for what is right!

PJ spent six years working on ‘The Good Teacher’ before achieving publication and agrees that whilst it was a very long and winding road, getting to the summit has proved far more rewarding than he could ever have imagined.

Like many teachers before him, writing became not only a part-time obsession, but the ignition for PJ’s debut novel. His work as a teacher saw him exposed to the musings of his fellow teachers, with their stories of that one student they wished they could have saved. And so, PJ set about exploring that idea, this heartfelt notion; that what if, after trying every conceivable avenue and coming to a dead end, the only option was to take matters into your own hands, sacrificing your own life and career for someone else’s child? And so began the hero’s journey of ‘The Good Teacher’.

Writing is a very lonely journey, but from the moment ‘The Good Teacher’ hit the book shelves, the reviews have been phenomenal and PJ is reveling in the positive attention his novel has been receiving.

PJ is really enjoying the media interviews and book signings that have come his way since the book’s release and he is incredibly thankful for the amazing support he has received from across Australia and beyond.