Eleanor Chapman grew up in various fields along the English-Welsh border (mostly reading, playing the flute and trying to convince a very reluctant schnauzer to do dog agility) and now lives in Glasgow with her girlfriend. She graduated from the University of Cambridge with a First in Italian, French, Modern Greek and Old Norse, and is currently a PhD candidate researching in the intersection between Translation Studies and Critical Border Studies, in particular looking at migrant activism, community memory and multilingualism on the islands of Bute and Lampedusa. 

She translates between French, Italian and English, and teaches languages and music.