Author J. Henry Warren, he either goes by “John” or “Hank” depending on how you know him, lives with his family on a small horse farm in southeastern Pennsylvania and enjoys the outdoors as well as mechanical equipment, business venture, computer electronics, economics, and reading. He is sadden of the loss of his beautiful wife, Tamara (he lost his lovely wife in 2021 due to COVID-19).
Writing fiction is a passion.
He discovered life early on saltwater marshes, boats, and adventure in Avalon, a barrier island off the mainland of southern New Jersey. While tossing about working summers in a local marina, he experienced escapades and tales to fill encyclopedias. The author continues to enjoy fishing, boating, flying, skiing, racing, and sailing, and always plans on an adventure… sometimes to the chagrin of those with him. The author attended Admiral Farragut Academy, a military boarding school named for the famous Admiral who coined the famous rallying cry Damn the Torpedoes – Full speed ahead! He later studied mechanical engineering, then marketing and economics, fixed cars, played lead guitar in a sixties rock band, served in the United States Navy for six years during the Vietnam War, worked for the NSA and CIA’s Naval Security Group Communication Command, started and a few businesses, married, had a few kids, and returned to college and grad school a few times for degrees and workshops.
He has degrees in Economics, Marketing, and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and Finance, and while attending the MBA program at Temple University in Philadelphia he began to write fiction.
“Just for the heck of it. It was kind of a private retreat…a place to get away from it all. Mostly fiction, some not. I create worlds where a few people do as they should… for a change!”
J. Henry is the Fiction Committee Chair for the Writers Room of Bucks County and belongs to and is active with MWA (Mystery Writers of America) and RWA (Romance Writers of America) and BCRW (Bucks County Romance Writers). He speaks regularly at book signings and lectures often on suspense and mystery writing. The author is also a CCBW (Chief Cook and Bottle Washer) of a small aerospace/defense sub-contract manufacturing and distribution company that represents, designs and builds instrument tracking and alignment systems for everything from missiles to airplanes, from ships to balloons, and guns to patios. The dot com enterprise can be visited at nasurvey.com.
He is also a Professional Ski Instructor, PSIA Certified Adaptive, for individuals with disabilities, and you will probably find him teaching on weekends on the slippery slopes of the northeast. When it’s too warm to ski, you will most likely find him either sitting quietly fishing offshore, or in a fast boat…or in an old Porsche careening around racetracks such as Watkin’s Glen, Pocono Raceway, or Jefferson County raceway…or working on his latest novel. J. Henry is an experienced licensed private instrument rated airplane pilot. A pilot for more than twenty five years, his training and experience permit instrument aircraft flight in good weather as well as bad. Many of his experiences are reflected in his writing.
“Life needs to be lived! No one will or can live it for you! Enjoy every second…and damn the torpedoes!” J. Henry Warren.
J. Henry Warren has or does Participate in the following organizations:
The Writers’ Room of Bucks County Past Chair Fiction Programming and Education Committee Mystery Writers of America – Member
Bucks County Romance Writers – Past Member
Romance Writers of America – Member PSIA
Professional Ski Instructors of America – Instructor for folks with Disabilities – Adaptive Certified
Bucks County Symphony Orchestra – Board Member
New Hope-Solebury Cares – Coalition Participant
CB Cares – Board Member
D.E.E.P. Drug Education and Effective Programming – Board Member
Central Bucks Drug Free Project – Coalition Participant
Bucks Promise – Consortium for Healthier Youth and Communities
AOPA – Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association – Member