Derek Turner (born 1964 in Dublin, Ireland) is a

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and author of several novels.

Early life

Turner is the son of a ship’s captain of Methodist background; and Church of Ireland mother (the great niece of the Archbishop of Dublin). Before he became a journalist, he worked as a sailor, security guard, builder, advertising salesman for the Daily Telegraph, and production editor for a technical publishing firm.

Journalism

Turner's work has appeared in a large number of magazines and newspapers, including

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...

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Literary Review ''Literary Review'' is a British literary magazine founded in 1979 by Anne Smith, then head of the Department of English at the University of Edinburgh. Its offices are on Lexington Street in Soho. The magazine was edited for fourteen years by v ...

, Salisbury Review,

Taki's Magazine ''Taki's Magazine'', called ''Takimag'' for short, is an online magazine of politics and culture published by the Greek paleoconservative commentator and socialite Taki Theodoracopulos and edited by his daughter Mandolyna Theodoracopulos. Initia ...

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, The Lady Magazine, and

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. His articles appeared in the American magazines

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, and the Connor Post, German

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, and Criticón, and other journals in France, Italy, the Czech Republic and elsewhere. He was editor of the rightwing magazine Right Now! which was published by

Taki Theodoracopulos Panagiotis "Taki" Theodoracopulos (; el, text=Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Θεοδωρακόπουλος ; born 11 August 1936) is a Greek journalist and writer. He has lived in New York City, London, and Gstaad. Early life and education ...

. He edited the ''Quarterly Review'' from 2007 to 2011. His areas of focus are English letters, British topography, European culture and history, folklore, and current affairs.

Novels

Turner is the author of three novels: ''Sea Changes'', ''A Modern Journey'', and ''Displacement''.

Published works

* ''Sea Changes'' (WSP, 2012) * ''Displacement'' (Endeavour Press, 2015) * ''A Modern Journey'' (Endeavour Press, 2016)

References

External links

Official Website
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