Frances Hardinge

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Frances Hardinge (* 1973 in Kent ) is a British writer who publishes novels for young people with elements of fantasy .

Life

Frances Hardinge was born in Kent, where she grew up. Allegedly, at the age of four, she already dreamed of becoming a writer. She studied English at the University of Oxford ( Somerville College ), where she was the founding member of an authoring workshop . Her actual writing career began when she won a short story magazine writing competition. Shortly thereafter, she wrote the novel Fly By Night in her spare time and, with the encouragement of a friend, presented it to the editors at Macmillan.

Fly By Night (dt. The Lady of Words . 2006) became a success that won the Branford Boase Award in 2006, was a candidate for the Guardian Awards and was on the list of the School Library Journal's Best Books . Her other books and short stories were also on various shortlists of other prizes. When her first novel was published, she signed a contract for three subsequent volumes. In 2015 she received the British Fantasy Award for the Roman Cuckoo Song .

The author maintains a bizarre appearance with black men's hats, the collection of which she dedicates a gallery on her website, and ancient clothing including men's shirts and vests. She lives in Oxford .

Awards

  • 2006: Branford Boase Award for Fly By Night

Works

Novels
  • Fly by night . 2005 (German. The mistress of words . Translated from English by Alexandra Ernst. Cbj Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3570131404 )
  • Verdigris Deep . 2007 (German desire dream curse . Translated by A. Ernst. Verlag Freies Geistesleben, Stuttgart 2013. ISBN 978-3-7725-2771-5 )
  • Gullstruck Island . (vt The Lost Conspiracy) 2009
  • Twilight Robbery (Fly Trap) 2011
  • A face like glass . 2012
  • Cuckoo Song 2014
  • The Lie Tree 2015
  • A Skinful of Shadows 2017
Short stories
  • 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.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6702-frances-hardinge-biography
  2. ↑ www.booksection.de
  3. ↑ Spring 2006 Flying Starts. In: Publishers Weekly, June 29, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2011
  4. ^ Branford Boase Award 2006 . The Branford Boase Award . 2006. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ Trevelyn Jones, et al .: Best Books 2006 . In: School Library Journal . December 1, 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from May 18, 2008 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.franceshardinge.com
  7. ^ The Library: Short Stories . In: Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower . Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Hardinge, Frances
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Kent , UK