Jean Chapman
Personal Information
Description
Jean was born on 30 October 1929 in England, UK. On 24 March 1951, she married with Lionel Alan Chapman, they had 1 son and 2 daughters. In 1989, she obtained a BA at Open University. Jean began her writing career as a freelance journalist before going on to write fiction. She is the writer of some romance novels and many short stories. Her debut novel "The Unreasoning Earth" and "The Red Pavilion" were both shortlisted for the Parker Pen Romantic Novel of the Year Award, she also was nomined to the RNA Major Award. Jean Chapman was elected the twenty Chairman (2001-2003) of the Romantic Novelists Association and she is the three-time President of the Leicester Writer's Club. She is a lecturer in creative writing. She has taught and lectured and spoken widely on creative writing and tutored on-line for Nottingham Trent University. She has acted as a reviewer and appraiser for East Midlands Arts and Readers' Digest. Jean Chapman lives in a small village in Leicestershire, England.
Books
A new beginning
Haunts and Taunts
A collection of stories, poems, songs, and activities for children for the Halloween season.
Moon-eyes
A stray cat sets out through the streets of Rome in search of the small child that showed him some kindness.
Sandy the cane train
A little gas engine saves the day when five steam locomotives are blocked on the rail to the sugar cane factory.
The wish cat
A stray Siamese cat endears itself to its chosen adopted family despite the mischief, annoyance, and aggravation which are the result of her arrival.