Author Biography

Owain Mckimm

Owain Mckimm is a University of Cambridge graduate who has been working in Taiwan since 2009. He has taught English to learners of all ages and levels, and is also a freelance writer. He has written for numerous publications in Taiwan, including travel and culture magazines, English teaching magazines, books, and webzines.

Zachary Fillingham

A Canadian by birth, Zachary Fillingham holds a BA in International Relations from York University in Toronto and an MA in Chinese Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK. His guiding principle in life is a passion for learning, and this trait led him to Taiwan where he worked as an English teacher and began writing and editing textbooks for ESL students. Apart from his extensive experience as a freelance writer and translator, Zachary has also worked as the Managing Editor for a politics website and a consultant for one of the world’s largest finance companies.

Laura Phelps

Laura Phelps is a teacher, trainer and writer from the UK. After five years teaching English in London, she moved to Asia in 2009 and has lived there ever since. To date she has worked in four different countries (Sri Lanka, China, Malaysia and Georgia). She has taught children, teenagers and adults from beginner to advanced level, and has designed and delivered specialist courses including writing skills workshops for the BBC. Laura has also trained and mentored in-service teachers and worked as an academic manager.

Rob Webb

Rob Webb has been working as an English language teacher in Taiwan for over fourteen years. He specializes in teaching children from the ages of seven to thirteen years of age. He has written books specifically for Taiwanese learners and their teachers ranging from grammar, phonics and writing, to subject based books on geography, history and science. These books cover the range of English ability from complete beginner up to very advanced. He has also worked with published authors in the UK, copyediting their work for content and grammar.

Richard Luhrs

Born and raised in and around New York City, Richard Luhrs graduated from the State University of New York in 1988 with a BA in English composition and philosophy. After brief periods working as a permissions editor at Random House Publishers in New York and a writer and editor at First Tuesday Publications in Riverside, California, he joined the Peace Corps in 1992 and began both his EFL teaching career and life as an expatriate in rural Thailand. Over the past two decades, he has lived and taught in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Laos. He has written material for National Taiwan University’s Language Teaching and Testing Program as well as several small scholastic publishing houses in Taiwan.