Editing Tracy Chevalier (section)

==Professional background==
Following her graduation from Oberlin College, Chevalier moved to England, where she began working as an editorial assistant with [[Oxford Art Online|Macmillan's Dictionary of Art]], then later joined [[St. James Press]], serving as a reference book editor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tchevalier.com/index.php/about |title=Tracy Chevalier - About Me |publisher=Tracy Chevalier (tchevalier.com) |date=2012-12-11 |access-date=2013-09-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005180017/http://www.tchevalier.com/index.php/about |archive-date=2013-10-05 }}</ref>

Her first novel, ''The Virgin Blue'', was published in the UK in 1997 and was chosen by [[W H Smith]] for their showcase of new authors.<ref>{{cite news|author=Helen Stevenson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/books-independent-choice-first-novels-1276209.html |title=Books: Independent choice: first novels - Books - Arts & Entertainment |newspaper= The Independent |date=1997-02-01 |access-date=2013-09-13 |location=London}}</ref> Her second novel, ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (novel)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]'', was published in 1999. The work, which was based on [[Girl with a Pearl Earring|the famous painting]] by [[Vermeer]], has been translated into 38 languages. As of 2014, it has sold over five million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jessica Salter |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/10725254/The-world-of-writer-Tracy-Chevalier.html |title=The world of writer Tracy Chevalier |newspaper= The Telegraph |date=2014-03-28 |access-date=2017-02-21 |location=London}}</ref>
It won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award in 2000.<ref name="barnesandnoble1">{{cite web |url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/awards/bndiscover_past.asp |title=Barnes & Noble.com Awards |publisher=Barnesandnoble.com |date=2013-09-30 |access-date=2013-10-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731092149/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/awards/bndiscover_past.asp |archive-date=2013-07-31 }}</ref> In 2003, a [[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|film based on the novel]] was released, receiving three [[Academy Award]] nominations in 2004, along with ten [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTAs]] and two [[Golden Globe]]s. Her 2013 novel, ''The Last Runaway'', was honored with the Ohioana Book Award<ref name="ohioana1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohioana.org/awards/2013/ohiofiction2013.asp |title=Ohioana Fiction Set in Ohio: 2013 Winner |publisher=Ohioana.org |access-date=2013-10-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727140143/http://www.ohioana.org/awards/2013/ohiofiction2013.asp |archive-date=2014-07-27 }}</ref> and was chosen for the [[Richard and Judy Book Club]] for autumn 2013.<ref name="richardandjudy1">{{cite web |url=http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/current-reads/Autumn-2013/332 |title=Autumn 2013 - Current Reads |publisher=Richard and Judy (richardandjudy.co.uk) |date=2013-08-29 |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905071941/http://www.richardandjudy.co.uk/current-reads/Autumn-2013/332 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2011, Chevalier edited and contributed to ''Why Willows Weep'', a collection of short stories by 19 authors, the sale of which raised money for the [[Woodland Trust]], for which her husband served as a trustee.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15237686 |title=From weeping willows to mighty oaks |first=Tom |last=Feilden |work=[[BBC News]] |date=10 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thecnj.com/camden_review/reviews/books/2011/dec/review-why-willows-weep-edited-tracy-chevalier-and-simon-prosser |title=Review - Why Willows Weep. Edited by Tracy Chevalier and Simon Prosser |first=Catherine |last=Etoe |work=Camden Review |date=17 November 2011 |access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>

Other of her works that feature historical figures as characters include [[William Lobb]] and [[Johnny Appleseed]] in ''At the Edge of the Orchard'', and [[William Blake]] in ''Burning Bright''.