Jean Chapman (Australian writer)

Jean Erica Sherlock Chapman (15 February 1926 – 26 June 2012) was an Australian writer. Her works for children included picture books, short stories, poetry and novels as well as radio and television scripts.

Jean Chapman
BornJean Lycett
(1926-02-15)15 February 1926
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 June 2012(2012-06-26) (aged 86)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationWriter of children's fiction and nonfiction, scriptwriter for educational radio and television broadcasts

Chapman was employed by the Australian Broadcasting Commission as a freelance scriptwriter from 1957, including on radio programs such as Kindergarten of the Air.[1][2]

Awards and recognition

The Wish Cat was awarded the 1969 Austrian State Award for Children's Literature.[3] The Sugar-Plum Christmas Book was joint winner of the Australia Council's 1978 Visual Arts Board Award.[4]

Chapman won the 1990 Lady Cutler Award which recognises "distinguished service to children's literature".[5]

Selected works
  • Amelia Muddle, illustrated by Adye Adams, 1963
  • The Wish Cat, drawings by Noela Young and photographs by Dean Hay, 1966
  • Tell Me a Tale: Stories, songs and things to do, illustrated by Deborah and Kilmeny Niland, music by Margaret Moore, 1974
  • The Sugar-Plum Christmas Book: A book for Christmas and all the days of the year, 1977
  • Velvet Paws and Whiskers, illustrated by Deborah Niland, music by Margaret Moore, 1979
  • Pancakes and Painted Eggs: A book for Easter and all the days of the year, illustrated by Kilmeny Niland, music by Margaret Moore, 1981

Later life and death

Chapman died in a Sydney nursing home on 26 June 2012, having earlier suffered a stroke.[6]

References
  1. Adelaide, Debra (1988). Australian women writers: a bibliographic guide. Pandora. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-86358-148-9.
  2. Copping, Laurie (24 December 1983). "Sensitive Story for Adolescents". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 618. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Secretary of Education and Art, Austria, State Award for Children's Literature". cat.librarything.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. "Visual Arts Board Award". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  5. "Children's Book Council of Australia (New South Wales) Awards – The Lady Cutler Award". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  6. Hamilton, Margaret (1 August 2012), "Jean Chapman (Obituary)", Reading Time, Children's Book Council of Australia, 56 (3): 44(1), ISSN 0155-218X


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