Deborah Helen Chancellor (née Mowbray born 7 July 1966) is an English writer; to date, she has written over 70 books.
Background
editChancellor (née Mowbray) is the second of four girls. She attended The Broxbourne School, Hertfordshire, from 1977 to 1984. She read Modern & Medieval Languages at Newnham College, Cambridge from 1985-1988.
Writing career
editChancellor writes fiction and non-fiction for children.[1][better source needed] Her work includes Harriet Tubman (A&C Black, 2013), Code Breakers (Barrington Stoke, 2009), Escape from Colditz (Barrington Stoke, 2007) and two collections of illustrated children's stories, I love reading Phonics (Octopus Publishing, 2012) and Reading Heroes (Parragon, 2008). She has adapted 365 stories from The Bible (Children's Everyday Bible, Dorling Kindersley, 2002).
Chancellor's non-fiction ranges from historical biography to topical issues (Moving to Britain, Franklin Watts, 2008) to matters of general interest (Everything You Need to Know, Kingfisher, 2007).
In December 2012 she appeared in the BBC's Christmas University Challenge.
Chancellor lives near Cambridge with her husband, three children and dog.[2]
Awards
editBeing a Vegetarian (2009) won the UK section for the Gourmand World Cookbook awards in the vegetarian book category and came second in the world category.[3][better source needed]
In 2012 Chancellor was part of the Newnham College, Cambridge, team that took part in a special Christmas edition of University Challenge.[citation needed]
Literary Fellow
editFrom 2009-2011 Chancellor was a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Newnham College, Cambridge.[2]
Selected bibliography
editHarriet Tubman : A&C Black 2013
The Perfect Rebel: Emily Wilding Davison : Barrington Stoke 2010
The Amazon Time Capsules : OUP 2009
Muddy Paws and the Birthday Party : Parragon 2009
Captain Blackbear's Crew : Parragon 2009
Stage School Stars : Parragon 2009
Codebreakers : Barrington Stoke 2009
Space Stories : Parragon 2008
Wacky Workers : Parragon 2008
Spy Stories : Parragon 2008
Detective Stories : Parragon 2008
Escape from Colditz : Barrington Stoke 2007
Everyday Bible : Dorling Kindersley 2002
A Child's First Bible : Dorling Kindersley 2002
The Story of Jonah : Dorling Kindersley 2002
Noah's Ark : Dorling Kindersley 1999
The Christmas Story : Dorling Kindersley 1999
References
edit- ^ "Deborah Chancellor". Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Deborah Chancellor". Royal Literary Fund. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Your Call: Being a Vegetarian". News from Nowhere. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2022.