Biography
Wearing, who publishes under the name J. P. Wearing, was born in Birmingham, England and raised in Pelsall, England. At Cannock Grammar School, he became Head Boy and sang in the church choir. He studied English Literature at the University of Wales (then called the University College of Swansea), graduating in 1967 with a B.A. degree (magna cum laude). The next year he received an M.A. degree from the University of Saskatchewan. He earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Wales in 1971. He has a brother named Michael.
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