Marian Cheatham

Marian Cheatham is a full-time writer of contemporary and historical young adult fiction. A native Chicagoan and a graduate of Northern Illinois University, Marian taught special education and worked in the business world before pursuing her dream of becoming a full-time writer. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, gardening, travelling, and researching new projects. Not necessarily in that order. Her new YA series, Stratford High, revolves around modern retellings of Shakespeare's plays...See more

Marian Cheatham is a full-time writer of contemporary and historical young adult fiction. A native Chicagoan and a graduate of Northern Illinois University, Marian taught special education and worked in the business world before pursuing her dream of becoming a full-time writer. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, gardening, travelling, and researching new projects. Not necessarily in that order. Her new YA series, Stratford High, revolves around modern retellings of Shakespeare's plays. Ruined, Book One, is inspired by the Bard's classic romance, Much Ado About Nothing. 4Ever Girl, Book Two, is inspired by Shakespeare's controversial comedy, The Merchant of Venice. Marian's debut YA, Eastland, is based on the real-life story of the 1915 Eastland boat disaster in Chicago. ... ... See less