Jenny Colgan (born 14 September 1971, Prestwick, Ayrshire) is a Scottish writer of romantic comedy fiction and science fiction. She has written for the Doctor Who line of stories. She writes under her own name and also using the pseudonyms Jane Beaton and J. T. Colgan.[1]
Jenny T. Colgan | |
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Born | Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland | 14 September 1971
Pen name | Jenny Colgan, Jane Beaton, J. T. Colgan, Jenny T. Colgan |
Occupation | author |
Language | English |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Period | 2000–present |
Genre | Romantic fiction, romantic comedy, contemporary fiction |
Notable awards | RoNA Award |
Spouse | Andrew Beaton |
Children | 3 |
Website | |
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She won the Romantic Novel of the Year award in 2013 for Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams[2] and the Romantic Novelists' Association award for Comedy Novel of the Year in 2018 for The Summer Seaside Kitchen.[3]
Biography
editJenny Colgan studied at the University of Edinburgh and worked for six years in the health service. [4]
She is married to Andrew Beaton,[5] a marine engineer, and has three children.[6] She splits her time between France and London.[7]
In 2000, she published her first novel, the romantic comedy Amanda's Wedding. In 2004 one of her stories was included in Scottish Girls About Town.[8] In 2013, her novel Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[9] In 2018 she won an edition of Celebrity Mastermind with a score of 21 points.[10]
In July 2012, her Doctor Who tie-in novel, Dark Horizons, was published under the name J. T. Colgan.[11]
Bibliography
editAs Jenny Colgan
editSingle novels
edit- Amanda's Wedding (2000)
- Looking for Andrew McCarthy (2001)
- Talking to Addison (2001) aka My Very '90s Romance
- Working Wonders (2003) aka Arthur Project
- Do You Remember the First Time? (2004) aka The Boy I Loved Before
- Sixteen Again (2004)
- Where Have All the Boys Gone? (2005)
- West End Girls (2006)
- Operation Sunshine (2007)
- Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend (2008)
- The Good, the Bad and the Dumped (2010)
- The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris (2013)
- Working Wonders (2013)
The Christmas Bookshop
edit- The Christmas Bookshop (2021)
- Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop (2023)
Little Beach Street Bakery
edit- The Little Beach Street Bakery (2014)
- Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery (2015)
- Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery (2016)
- Sunrise by the Sea (2021)
At the Cupcake Café
edit- Meet Me at the Cupcake Café (2011)
- Christmas at the Cupcake Café (2012)
Polly
edit- Polly and the Puffin (2015)
- The Stormy Day (2016)
- The New Friend (2017)
- The Happy Christmas (2017)
Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop
edit- Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (2012)
- Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop (2013)
- The Christmas Surprise (2014)
Scottish Bookshop
edit- The Bookshop on the Corner (2016) aka The Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After
- The Bookshop on the Shore (2019)
- 500 Miles from You (2020)
Summer Seaside Kitchen
edit- A Very Distant Shore (prequel, 2017)
- The Café by the Sea (2016) published in paperback as The Summer Seaside Kitchen (2017)
- The Endless Beach (2018)[12]
- Christmas on the Island (2018) aka An Island Christmas
- Christmas at the Island Hotel (2020)
- An Island Wedding (2022)
As Jane Beaton
editMaggie, a Teacher in Turmoil
edit- Class: Welcome to the Little School by the Sea (2008)
- Rules: Things are Changing at the Little School by the Sea (2010)
- Lessons (3 part serialization)
As J. T. Colgan/Jenny T. Colgan
edit- Resistance Is Futile (2015)
- Spandex and the City (2017)
Doctor Who
edit- Dark Horizons (2012)
- Into the Nowhere (2014)
- In the Blood (2016)
- The Christmas Invasion (2018)
- The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories (2018)
- Star Tales (2019)
References
edit- ^ "Jenny Colgan's school stories for grown-ups". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Jenny Colgan book named Romantic Novel of the Year". BBC News. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Atkins wins Romantic Novel of the Year accolade | The Bookseller". thebookseller.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Heard the one about the duff comedian who became a literary sensation?". The Guardian. 22 February 1999. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Vanderhoof, Tricia. "Mondays with Authors: Jenny Colgan provides the ultimate beach read". MyCentralJersey.com. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Jenny Colgan's Biography
- ^ Colgan, Jenny (21 January 2012). "Help! My children have grown up French". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Colgan, Jenny; Dewar, Isla; Gray, Muriel (9 February 2004). Scottish Girls About Town: And sixteen other Scottish women authors. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7434-9860-9.
- ^ Awards by the Romantic Novelists' Association
- ^ Loft, Rosie (4 January 2019). "She only went and won it!". Kidney Research UK. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC Books: Dark Horizons". Doctor Who News.
- ^ "Women's fiction - Jenny Colgan- Books - Chicklit". jennycolgan.com.