Deborah Chancellor
Deborah Helen Chancellor is an English writer; to date, she has written over 70 books.
Background
Chancellor 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
Chancellor writes fiction and non-fiction for children. Her work includes Harriet Tubman, Code Breakers, Escape from Colditz and two collections of illustrated children's stories, I love reading Phonics and Reading Heroes. She has adapted 365 stories from The Bible.Chancellor's non-fiction ranges from historical biography to topical issues to matters of general interest.
In December 2012 she appeared in the BBC's Christmas University Challenge.
Chancellor lives near Cambridge with her husband, three children and dog.
Awards
Being a Vegetarian won the UK section for the Gourmand World Cookbook awards in the vegetarian book category and came second in the world category.In 2012 Chancellor was part of the Newnham College, Cambridge, team that took part in a special Christmas edition of University Challenge.
Literary Fellow
From 2009-2011 Chancellor was a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Newnham College, Cambridge.Selected bibliography
Harriet Tubman : A&C Black 2013The 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