Sheila Walsh (novelist)

Sheila Walsh
BornSheila Frances O'Nions
(1928-10-10)10 October 1928
Birmingham, England, UK
Died20 January 2009(2009-01-20) (aged 80)
Pen nameSheila Walsh
Sophie Leyton
OccupationNovelist
NationalityBritish
Period1975–2001
GenreRomance
SpouseDesmond Walsh (1950–2009)
Children2

Sheila Frances Walsh (née O'Nions; 10 October 1928 – 20 January 2009) was a British writer of romance novels from 1975 to 2001; she also wrote as Sophie Leyton.

In 1971, she joined the Southport Writers' Circle and was elected life president in 1986. In 1980 she became the vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association and later was the 13th elected Chairman (1985–1987).