Deborah Jenkins

Deborah Jenkins

Deborah Jenkins is the author of Braver (2022) and Winter Lights (2023).

Deborah is a freelance writer and primary teacher who has worked in schools in the UK and abroad. Her novel Braver, published with Fairlight Books in June 2022, was shortlisted for the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Best First Novel Award and the Society of Authors ADCI Literary Prize. Her short story collection Winter Lights is publishing with Fairlight Books in November 2023. She has written several educational textbooks, as well as articles for the TES online and Guardian Weekend, among other publications. Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies, and she has also published a novella, The Evenness of Things. She lives in Sussex and enjoys reading, walking, gardening, travel and good coffee.

Read our interview with Deborah about Braver (along with an exclusive extract) here.