James Leader
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Biography

James Leader is an English author based in Luxembourg. Born and raised in England, he studied Modern Languages at Wadham College, Oxford University, where he won the Newdigate Prize for Poetry. Since then, he has taught English as a Foreign Language for over 30 years, living in England, Scotland, France, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Nicaragua, Abu Dhabi, the United States, and Luxembourg. He now teaches high school English at the European School of Luxembourg II - Mamer. He is married and has two children, with whom he loves to travel, hike, and discuss literature.

He has published four novels, The Mysteries of Gogos (2011), Chickendance (2014),  The Venus Zone (2017), and Into Babel (2024), and a collection of poetry, High Talk (2022).
James Leader and Anna Leader
James Leader and his elder daughter, Anna (2019).
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  • Writing
    • Novels
    • Poetry >
      • High Talk
      • Europe, 1945
      • Goethe in Rome
      • Phoebe and the Troopship
      • At Bathtime
      • Ode to Gaea
      • Ballad of the Young Husband
    • Plays
    • Translations & Short Stories
  • Bio
  • News
    • Media
    • Events
  • Contact