Debra A. Kemp

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{{short description|American writer}}

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| birth_date ={{birth date|1957|3|7}}

|birth_place=Highland, Indiana

| death_date ={{death date and age|2015|2|8|1957|3|7}}

|death_place=Noblesville, Indiana, U.S.

| occupation = Author

| language = English

| nationality =American

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| alma_mater = Indiana University

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| genre = Historical fiction

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| notableworks =The Firebrand

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Debra A. Kemp (March 7, 1957 – February 8, 2015) was an American author.

She wrote historical fiction and drew inspiration for her House of Pendragon series from the Arthurian legends.{{cite book|last1=Busby|first1=Keith |last2=Dalrymple|first2=Roger |title=Arthurian literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NenKwH-6zg8C&q=Debra+Kemp+Arthurian&pg=PA135|accessdate=August 10, 2010|volume=22|year=2005|publisher=DS Brewer |isbn=978-1-84384-062-6 |page=135}} She originally studied nursing and earned her degree from Indiana University in 1981. She died in 2015.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?pid=174104804 Indianapolis Star], Retrieved February 14, 2015