Editing Gillian Chan (section)

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{{short description|Canadian children's author|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_date = 1954
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| occupation = author
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'''Gillian Chan''' (born 1954) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[children's author]] who lives in [[Dundas, Ontario]].

She was educated at [[Mill Hill County High School|Orange Hill Grammar School]] and the [[University of East Anglia]] (BEd, 1980).

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=1319|title = J! Archive - Show #5090, aired 2006-10-27}}</ref>