Background
Chapman grew up in Terrace Bay, Ontario, a small town on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
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Brenda Chapman
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She graduated from Lakehead University, majoring in English literature, and earned a Bachelor of Education degree from Queen's University.
Career
Her Jennifer Bannon mysteries are for ages ten and up. She has also published several short stories and a murder mystery for adults. 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.
She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.
Achievements
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Canada
Awards
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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.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.