Brenda Chapman (born 1955) is a Canadian writer of mystery novels. Her Jennifer Bannon mysteries are for ages ten and up. She has also published several short stories and murder mysteries. Her Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery Series feature the damaged, brilliant detective Kala Stonechild and workaholic staff sergeant Jacques Rouleau.

Bio

Chapman grew up in

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, a small town on the North Shore of Lake Superior. She graduated from

Lakehead University Lakehead University is a public research university with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Lakehead University, shortened to 'Lakehead U', is non-denominational and provincially supported. It has undergraduate programs, gradua ...

, majoring in English literature, and earned a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen's University. After teaching special education for fifteen years, she became a senior communications advisor in the federal government. Chapman served two terms as President of

Capital Crime Writers Capital Crime Writers (CCW) is a non-profit crime and mystery writing organization located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1988 by Linda Wiken and Audrey Jessup. CCW has 125 members. Monthly meetings include presentations from exp ...

. She lives in Ottawa,

Published works

Novels

*''Running Scared''. Napoleon Publishing, 2004. YA *''Hiding in Hawk's Creek''. Napoleon Publishing 2006 YA *''Where Trouble Leads''. Napoleon Publishing 2007 YA *''Trail of Secrets''. Napoleon Publishing 2009 YA *''In Winter's Grip''. Rendezvous Crime Press 2010 Adult

Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery Series

*''Cold Mourning''. Dundurn Press 2014 Adult *''Butterfly Kills''. Dundurn Press 2015 Adult *''Tumbled Graves''. Dundurn Press 2016 Adult *''Shallow End''. Dundurn Press 2017 Adult *''Bleeding Darkness''. Dundurn Press 2018 Adult *''Turning Secrets''. Dundurn Press 2019 Adult *''Closing Time''. Dundurn Press 2020 Adult

Short stories and articles

*''True North''.

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, August 2001 *''Thicker Than Water''. StoryTeller Magazine,(Spring 2008) and Papercuts (Spring 2008) *''My Sister Caroline''. When Boomers Go Bad, (Rendezvous Crime 2005) *the second wife''. (Rapid reads 2011)

Awards

*2008 Audrey Jessup Award for Best Short Story for ''Evening The Score'' *''Hiding in Hawk's Creek'' selected by the Canadian Book Centre as an Our Choice novel for 2006. ''Hiding in Hawk's Creek'' was also a finalist for the

Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award The Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award is a literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian children's book. The book must be written in English and published in Canada during the preceding year (and nominated by ...

References

Sources

Brenda Chapman on CBC Canada All in a Day Literary Salon

''CANSCAIP Members''. Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (canscaip.org). Archived 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
Canadian Teacher Magazine Review of ''Running Scared''The Canadian Children's Book Centre - Directory of AuthorsThe Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Canadian books recommended for young readers; listing for Brenda Chapman.Ottawa Public Library Foundation: Brenda Chapman ProfileOttawa Focus, Online Guide to the Capital: Ottawa Authors

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Brenda 1955 births Living people Canadian mystery writers 21st-century Canadian novelists Canadian writers of young adult literature People from Thunder Bay District Writers from Ottawa Queen's University at Kingston alumni Lakehead University alumni Canadian women novelists Canadian women mystery writers Canadian women short story writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Women writers of young adult literature 21st-century Canadian short story writers