Alan Temperley is a British author. He was born in Sunderland and initially began a career as an English teacher before becoming a writer. His first novel, Murdo's War was published in 1988 and he has written a further five novels, with the most recent, Scar Hill, published in 2009.
He has become best known for his Harry series of books. Harry and the Wrinklies was published in 1997 and was later adapted into a TV series of the same name. A sequel, Harry and the Treasure of Eddie Carver was published in 2004.