Cindy Jefferies (born 1951) is a UK children's writer with sixteen books in print. She is best known for her series ''Fame School''
(Usborne Publishing) about a group of children who are singing, playing and dancing their way to success in the music industry. This very English approach to the subject found a wide and enthusiastic audience, and has so far (2010) been translated into 15 languages. She also contributes to titles published for charity, including ''Lines in the Sand'' (2003, edited by
Mary Hoffman) – a response to the allied invasion of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, with all funds raised donated to
UNICEF
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in Iraq.
Jefferies' first book, ''Sebastian's Quest'', was a fantasy based on the ancient
stone circle at
Avebury
Avebury () is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in ...
in Wiltshire. It was published in 2000 by the discoverer of
J. K. Rowling
Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The ser ...
, Barry Cunningham.
She has also collaborated with her son Sebastian Goffe on the series "Stadium School" for
A & C Black. The four books in this series follow the exploits of Roddy Jones, a young, aspiring footballer, who wins a place at a specialist, football school. The series was chosen by the
National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity (registered no. 1116260 in England and Wales and registered no. SCO42944 in Scotland) based in London, England, that promotes literacy.
It was founded by Sir Simon Hornby, former chairman of th ...
in 2009 for their Reading the Game initiative.
Jefferies was born in 1951 in
Cirencester
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, Gloucestershire, and after some years in
Scotland
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she returned to the county, where she still lives and continues to write for children.
She is a member of
The Society of Authors
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, the Scattered Authors Society, the Federation of Children's Book Groups, and is a life member of the Friends of the Cheltenham Festival of Literature. She is agented by Patricia White of Rogers Coleridge and White.
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British children's writers
People from Cirencester
Living people
1951 births
British women children's writers