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Jenny Colgan

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Jenny T. Colgan
Born(1972-09-14)14 September 1972(age 51)
Prestwick,Ayrshire,Scotland
Pen nameJenny Colgan,
Jane Beaton,
J. T. Colgan,
Jenny T. Colgan
Occupationauthor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Period2000–present
GenreRomantic fiction, romantic comedy, contemporary fiction
Notable awardsRoNA Award
SpouseAndrew Beaton
Children3
Website
www.jennycolgan.com

Jenny Colgan(born 14 September 1972,Prestwick,Ayrshire) is a Scottish writer of romantic comedy fiction and science fiction. She has written for theDoctor Wholine of stories. She writes under her own name and also using the pseudonymsJane BeatonandJ. T. Colgan.[1]

She won theRomantic Novel of the Yearaward in 2013 forWelcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams[2]and the Romantic Novelists' Association award for Comedy Novel of the Year in 2018 forThe Summer Seaside Kitchen.[3]

Biography

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Jenny Colgan studied at theUniversity of Edinburghand worked for six years in the health service, moonlighting as acartoonistand astand-up comic.[4]

She is married to Andrew Beaton,[5]a marine engineer, and has three children.[6]She splits her time between France andLondon.[7]

In 2000, she published her first novel, the romantic comedyAmanda's Wedding.In 2004 one of her stories was included inScottish Girls About Town.[8]In 2013, her novelWelcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreamswon theRomantic Novel of the Year Awardby theRomantic Novelists' Association.[9]In 2018 she won an edition ofCelebrity Mastermindwith a score of 21 points.[10]

In July 2012, herDoctor Whotie-in novel,Dark Horizons,was published under the name J. T. Colgan.[11]

Bibliography

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As Jenny Colgan

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Single novels

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  • Amanda's Wedding(2000)
  • Looking for Andrew McCarthy(2001)
  • Talking to Addison(2001) akaMy Very '90s Romance
  • Working Wonders(2003) akaArthur Project
  • Do You Remember the First Time?(2004) akaThe 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

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  • The Christmas Bookshop(2021)
  • Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop(2023)

Little Beach Street Bakery

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  1. The Little Beach Street Bakery(2014)
  2. Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery(2015)
  3. Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery(2016)
  4. Sunrise by the Sea(2021)

At the Cupcake Café

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  1. Meet Me at the Cupcake Café(2011)
  2. Christmas at the Cupcake Café(2012)

Polly

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  1. Polly and the Puffin(2015)
  2. The Stormy Day(2016)
  3. The New Friend(2017)
  4. The Happy Christmas(2017)

Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop

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  1. Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams(2012)
  2. Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop(2013)
  3. The Christmas Surprise(2014)

Scottish Bookshop

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  1. The Bookshop on the Corner(2016) akaThe Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After
  2. The Bookshop on the Shore(2019)
  3. 500 Miles from You(2020)

Summer Seaside Kitchen

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  1. A Very Distant Shore(prequel, 2017)
  2. The Café by the Sea(2016) published in paperback asThe Summer Seaside Kitchen(2017)
  3. The Endless Beach(2018)[12]
  4. Christmas on the Island(2018) akaAn Island Christmas
  5. Christmas at the Island Hotel(2020)
  6. An Island Wedding(2022)

As Jane Beaton

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Maggie, a Teacher in Turmoil

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  1. Class: Welcome to the Little School by the Sea(2008)
  2. Rules: Things are Changing at the Little School by the Sea(2010)
  3. Lessons(3 part serialization)

As J. T. Colgan/Jenny T. Colgan

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  • Resistance Is Futile(2015)
  • Spandex and the City(2017)

Doctor Who

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  • 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

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  1. ^"Jenny Colgan's school stories for grown-ups".The Irish Times.Retrieved5 May2024.
  2. ^"Jenny Colgan book named Romantic Novel of the Year".BBC News.16 May 2013.Retrieved5 May2024.
  3. ^"Atkins wins Romantic Novel of the Year accolade | The Bookseller".thebookseller.com.Retrieved23 July2018.
  4. ^"Heard the one about the duff comedian who became a literary sensation?".The Guardian.22 February 1999.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved5 May2024.
  5. ^Vanderhoof, Tricia."Mondays with Authors: Jenny Colgan provides the ultimate beach read".MyCentralJersey.com.Retrieved16 April2022.
  6. ^Jenny Colgan's Biography
  7. ^Colgan, Jenny (21 January 2012)."Help! My children have grown up French".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Retrieved5 May2024.
  8. ^Colgan, Jenny; Dewar, Isla; Gray, Muriel (9 February 2004).Scottish Girls About Town: And sixteen other Scottish women authors.Simon and Schuster.ISBN978-0-7434-9860-9.
  9. ^Awards by the Romantic Novelists' Association
  10. ^Loft, Rosie (4 January 2019)."She only went and won it!".Kidney Research UK.Retrieved4 May2024.
  11. ^"BBC Books: Dark Horizons".Doctor Who News.
  12. ^"Women's fiction - Jenny Colgan- Books - Chicklit".jennycolgan.com.
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