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Jean Bedford (born 4 February 1946) is an English-born Australian writer who is best known for her crime fiction, but who has also written novels and short stories, as well as nonfiction. She is also an editor and journalist, and has taught creative writing in several universities for over 20 years. ==Life== Bedford was born in Cambridge,〔(Bedford, Jean at ''www.austlit.edu.au'' )〕 England and came to Australia as an infant.〔(Jean Bedford )〕 She grew up in country Victoria on the Mornington Peninsula. She undertook her Bachelor of Arts degree at Monash University and then studied Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Papua New Guinea where she had gone with her first husband.〔 After the failure of her first marriage, she returned to Australia and worked at the Canberra College of Advanced Education.〔Ellison, Jennifer (1986) ''Rooms of Their Own'', Ringwood, Penguin Books, p. 73〕 She later married writer Peter Corris,〔 with whom she has had three daughters. One of their daughters, Sofya Gollan, is an actress who is also deaf.〔(Hessey, Ruth (2003) "Sofya's Voice", ''The Age'', 27 May 2003 )〕 Bedford and Corris live in the Illawarra region on the south coast of New South Wales. She includes Australian writers Gabrielle Lord and Helen Garner among her friends.〔Ellison, p. 78〕 Bedford has had a varied career. In addition to writing, she has worked as a teacher, journalist, editor and publisher, and has lectured in creative writing at several universities. Her literary career has included being literary editor for the ''National Times'' and a literary consultant for the Australian Film Commission.〔Ellison, p. 76〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Bedford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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