====== Parker, John L., Jr. ======

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John L. Parker Jr. is the author of the highly acclaimed novel [[books:Once a Runner]] and [[books:Again to Carthage]]. He has written for [[magazines:Outside]], [[magazines:Runner's World]], [[magazines:Running Times]], and numerous other publications.

He was the Southeastern Conference mile champion three times, and the United States Track and Field Federation national champion in the steeplechase and runner-up in the three-mile, and was a teammate of Olympians [[runners:shorter frank|Frank Shorter]], [[runners:bacheler jack|Jack Bacheler]], and [[runners:galloway jeff|Jeff Galloway]] on several national championship cross-country teams. A graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism as well as its College of Law, Parker has been a practicing attorney, Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing at Florida State College of Law, a newspaper reporter and columnist, a speechwriter for then Governor Bob Graham, an editorial director at [[magazine:Running Times]] magazine, and an editor and publisher. He lives in Gainesville, Florida and Bar Harbor, Maine.

===== Bibliography =====

  * Parker, John L., Jr. (1999). Once a Runner : A Novel. Cedarwinds. ISBN 0915297019.
  * Parker, John L., Jr. (2007). Again To Carthage : The Sequel to Once a Runner. Breakaway Books. ISBN 1891369776.

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