Deborah Chancellor

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Deborah Helen Chancellor (née Mowbray born 7 July 1966) is an English writer; to date, she has written over 70 books.

Background

Chancellor (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

Chancellor writes fiction and non-fiction for children.

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

Being 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.

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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

From 2009-2011 Chancellor was a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Newnham College, Cambridge.[2]

Selected bibliography

Harriet 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

  1. ^ "Deborah Chancellor". Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Deborah Chancellor". Royal Literary Fund. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Your Call: Being a Vegetarian". News from Nowhere. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2022.