Frances Hardinge
| Frances Hardinge | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1973 Kent |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | English British |
| Genres | Young adult fiction |
| Notable work(s) |
Fly By Night Verdigris Deep Gullstruck Island |
| Notable award(s) |
Branford Boase Award 2006 Fly By Night |
|
www.franceshardinge.com | |
Frances Hardinge (born 1973)[1] is a British author best known for her novel Fly By Night which in 2006 won the Branford Boase Award and was listed as one of the School Library Journal's Best Books.[2][3][4] She has also been shortlisted and achieved a number of other awards for both her novels as well as some of her short stories.[2] Hardinge is often seen wearing a black hat and enjoys dressing in old-fashioned clothing.[1][5]
Biography
Frances Hardinge was born and grew up in Kent, England and dreamed of writing at the age of four. She studied English at Oxford University and was the founder member of a writers' workshop there.[1][5]
Her writing career started after she won a short story magazine competition. Shortly after winning she wrote Fly By Night in her spare time and showed it to Macmillan Publishers after pressure from a friend.[1][5] Twilight Robbery is a sequel to Fly by Night, featuring again the young heroine Mosca Mye, her pet goose Saracen, and Eponymous Clent, a conman.
Awards and honors
- 2011: Guardian Award, short-list, Twilight Robbery
- 2012: Kitschies, short-list, A Face Like Glass
Bibliography
Novels
- Fly By Night (2005)
- Verdigris Deep (Well Witched) (2007)
- Gullstruck Island (The Lost Conspiracy) (2009)
- Twilight Robbery (Fly Trap) (2011)
- Face Like Glass (2012)
While Fly By Night was being finalised for publication, Hardinge signed a deal with Macmillan Publishers to produce three further novels.[1]
Short Stories
Hardinge has written a number of short stories for magazines:[6]
- Shining Man (In The Dream Zone, 2001)
- Communion (In Wordplay Vol. 1, 2002)
- Captive Audience (In Piffle Issue 7, 2002)
- Bengal Rose (In Scribble No. 20, 2003)
- Black Grass (In All Hallows, 2005)
- Halfway House (In Alchemy, 2006)
- Behind The Mirror (Serialised in First News, 2007)
- Payment Due (In Under My Hat - Tales from the Cauldron, 2012)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Frances Hardinge Biography". Kidzworld. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Library: Awards and Prizes". Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ "Branford Boase Award 2006". The Branford Boase Award. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ Jones, Trevelyn; et al. (2006-12-01). "Best Books 2006". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Frances' Biography". Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- ↑ "The Library: Short Stories". Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
External links
- Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower — Official website
- Fly by Night, Blog by Day — Tour blog