Jean Marian Stevens
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27 July 1928
- Poet
- writer
- playwright
- teacher
Jean Marian Stevens | |
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| Born | Jean Marian Baxter 27 July 1928 Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 21 March 2022 (aged 93) United Kingdom |
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| Language | English |
| Education | Hockerill Teacher Training College, 1948 |
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Jean Marian Stevens (née Baxter; 1928–2022) was a British poet, writer, playwright and teacher.[1][2][3]
Jean Marian Stevens was born on the 27 July 1928 in Newport Pagnell.[1] Stevens grew up in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead and attended the then Hemel Hempstead Grammar School.[4][5]
Stevens was educated at Hockerill Teacher Training College, a former Church of England teacher training college for women, in Bishop Stortford.[6][4] In 1948, Steven's graduated with a specialism in teaching English and Religious studies.[2]
Career
From 1948–1956, Stevens was a teacher in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.[2]
In 1949, Stevens' won the Marjorie Bowen Award at the Society of Women Writers and Journalists Literary Festival.[4][3] Stevens won again in 1950 and joined the Society the same year.[4][3]
Stevens served on the Society's Council as Poetry Representative from 1980 to 2000, Chairman from 1983 to 1985, Vice-President, as well as Acting Secretary and Competitions Coordinator.[1][4][2][3]
Two of Steven's works Led by kingfishers and Impressions : collected poems are held in the National Poetry Library.[7][8]