Jeffrey S. Turner

Jeff Turner is a true dyed in the wool Connecticut Yankee. He was born and raised in Quaker Hill, Connecticut and attended public schools in Waterford before matriculating at three different Connecticut colleges and universities to earn his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He taught for many years at Mitchell College in New London, a stone’s throw from where he was born.

Dr. Turner is the author or co-author of over twenty academic books, widely used across the United States and abroad, as well as six novels, including The Way Back, The Hero of Willow Creek, Lost Boys of the River Camp, The Choices He Made, A Rescued Soul, and The Horseman Who Came From the Sea.

In 2013, he was a finalist in the Readers Favorite book award contest for The Way Back, and in 2022 was named a finalist in the Feathered Quill book award contest for A Rescued Soul. In 2024 he received a bronze medal in the Readers Favorite award contest for his book The Horseman Who Came from the Sea.