Jeannie McLean

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

McLean, Jeannie (1952 –) writes young adult fiction.

Jeannie McLean was born in Northern New South Wales and educated in Queensland. She completed a Bachelor of Education (1974) and later gained a Diploma in School Management (1995) and a Graduate Diploma in Business (2004).

After settling in Auckland, McLean began her professional life as a teacher, assistant principal, deputy principal, and human resource manager. At present she is Business Manager at an Auckland Secondary School.

As a writer McLean is concerned with contemporary issues facing teens, especially bullying and peer pressure. Set in a realistic New Zealand, McLean writes strong young male characters in extreme circumstances.

McLean’s young adult novels include Such Good Mates (New House Publishers, 1999) and Impact (New House Publishers, 1999). She has also had three titles published by Gilt Edge Publishers in 2007, including A Few Minutes, Being Theo, and Fab, a non-fiction magazine.

Jeannie McLean lives in Auckland and participates in Writers in Schools.

WRITERS IN SCHOOLS INFORMATION

McLean is available to talk to intermediate and secondary school aged children. She is prepared to discuss teen-fiction writing, how and why she writes, her ideas, and the value of reading. Her preferred class size is 12-16, with a maxumum of 20 pupils. She is able to run workshops for groups of 10-16 by prior arrangement. She is prepared to travel out of town for Writers in Schools visits.