About Ian Chapman Books
Ian Chapman was born and raised in Northumberland, only leaving when he was lured south to study Economics at the University of Wolverhampton. He was so impressed with the place he went on to gain a PGCE and MA in International Studies, staying in the Midlands to lecture at a number of colleges and universities. When not teaching he wrote stories or rode one of his three motorbikes, with the odd Glastonbury Festival thrown in. Moving north to Lancaster he took an MA in Creative Writing at St Martin's College before completing a PhD at Lancaster University. This was when the Northumbrian Westerns were dreamt up. Around this time he had a play performed, won a (small) poetry competition and had a short story published. He now lives on the edge of the Lake District, still teaching and writing but the motorbikes have been replaced by three children.
