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Frances Hardinge

British children's writer (1973-) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers

Frances Hardinge is a British children's writer. Her debut novel, Fly by Night, won the 2006 Branford Boase Award and was listed as one of the School Library Journal Best Books. She has also been shortlisted for and received a number of other awards for her novels and short stories.

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2018Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward2017BBC 100 WomenAward20162015 Costa Book AwardsAward2015Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2006Branford Boase AwardAward1973Born6 February 1973

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2018
BBC 100 Women2017
2015 Costa Book Awards2016
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel2015
Branford Boase Award2006

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1973 · age 53

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