Gillian Chan
Canadian children's author
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Gillian Chan (born 1954) is a Canadian children's author who lives in Dundas, Ontario.
Born1954 (age 71–72)
Occupationauthor
Genrechildren's literature
Gillian Chan | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Occupation | author |
| Genre | children's literature |
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She was educated at Orange Hill Grammar School, Rochester Grammar School for Girls, and the University of East Anglia (BEd, 1980).[1]
Chan is also the author of a short diary entry of Chin Mei-ling's during the Christmas week a year or so after the original diary ended for the Christmas treasury from the Dear Canada series, A Season for Miracles: Twelve Tales of Christmas.
On October 27, 2006, Chan competed on the television show Jeopardy!, finishing in last place.[2]
Works
- Golden Girl and Other Stories - 1994
- Glory Days and Other Stories - 1996 (Nominated for a Governor General's Award)
- The Carved Box - 2001
- A Foreign Field - 2002
- An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-ling (Dear Canada) - 2004
- The Turning - 2005
- I Am Canada: A Call to Battle - 2012
