Regina Doman

Background

Regina with her book display in the 2013 National Shrine at the March for Life, Washington DC.

Regina Doman was born in 1970 in Havertown, Pennsylvania. After attending several different Catholic, public, and private schools, she graduated from Koinonia Academy of Warren, New Jersey in 1988. Having a strong interest in scriptwriting, she attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio and in 1992 graduated with a BA in Communications, concentrating on Television Production, with a minor in Theater Arts.

She lived in New York City and worked as assistant editor of Lay Witness magazine from 1992-1994, and wrote columns and articles for various publications, including a comic strip for YOU! magazine. In 1994 she married her husband, Andrew. She has also worked in an editorial capacity for Caelum et Terra journal, Sophia Institute Press, and MangaHero.  As an author, she has written the Fairy Tale Novels, the picture book Angel in the Waters, and several graphic novels, the latest being one on Pope Francis. For many years, she edited fiction for her own publishing company, Chesterton Press.

Today Regina works as a high school English teacher at Padre Pio Academy and takes on occasional projects while continuing to work on new books and speaking at conferences, schools, and other events, including her writing class for teens. She, her husband, and their children live at Shirefeld, their homestead in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

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Published Work

Novels

1997
Snow White and Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale, (republished as The Shadow of the Bear)
2002
The Shadow of the Bear: a fairy tale retold
2004
Black as Night: a fairy tale retold
2007
Waking Rose: a fairy tale retold
2008
The Midnight Dancers: a fairy tale retold
2010
Alex O'Donnell and the 40 Cyberthieves: a fairy tale retold
2012
Catholic Philosopher Chick Makes Her Début (with Rebecca Bratten Weiss.)
2013
Rapunzel Let Down: a fairy tale retold

2014

Catholic Philosopher Chick Comes on Strong (with Rebecca Bratten Weiss.)

Nonfiction

Our Fairy Tale Romance (with Andrew Schmiedicke)

Picture Books

2003
Angel in the Waters (Sophia Institute Press)
2015
The Story of Job (TAN)

2021

The Stations of the Cross for Kids (TAN)

Audio Drama

2005
Perpetua's Choice (Northern Rain Productions)
2005
The Shadow of the Bear (Chesterton Productions)

Graphic Novels

2012
Habemus Papam!: Pope Benedict XVI
2013
Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy
2014
Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy (expanded & in color)

Awards

2009
The Shadow of the Bear Audio Drama (with Chesterton Productions) Sonic Society: Best Audio Drama Show
2010
Received the "In Defense of Sanity" award from the American Chesterton Society
2011
Alex O'Donnell and the 40 Cyberthieves: Catholic Arts and Letters Award for Best Young Adult Fiction
2014
Rapunzel Let Down: a fairy tale retold: 2nd place for Best Young Adult Novel from the Catholic Press Association
2015
Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy 3rd place for Best Children's Book from the Association of Catholic Publishers
2018
St. Katherine Drexel Award for Outstanding Contributions to Young Adult Literature from the Catholic Library Association