Jean Mills

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Jean Mills
Born1955 (age 6869)
Pen nameLillian Stone
Occupation Novelist, freelance writer
NationalityCanadian
Alma mater Queen's University [1]
Website
jeanmillswriter.com

Jean Mills (born 1955) is a Canadian young adult and children's novelist, based in Guelph, Ontario. In addition to her novels and freelance writing, she has also served as a writing workshop presenter at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival and writer-in-residence at St. John's-Kilmarnock School. [2]

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