Frances Hardinge
Encyclopedia
Frances Hardinge 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. She has also been shortlisted and achieved a number of other awards for both her novels as well as some of her short stories. Hardinge is often seen wearing a black hat and enjoys dressing in old fashioned clothing.
, 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.
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.
While Fly By Night was being finalised for publication, Hardinge signed a deal with Macmillan Publishers to produce three further novels.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author best known for her novel Fly By Night
Fly by Night (Hardinge novel)
Fly by Night is a children's fantasy novel by Frances Hardinge, published on October 7, 2005 by Macmillan Publishers in the UK and on April 25, 2006 by HarperCollins in the US, and aimed at teens...
which in 2006 won the Branford Boase Award
Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a British literary award presented annually to an outstanding novel for young people by a first-time writer.Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books and Henrietta Branford worked together previously to produce a great number of books. Both Wendy Boase and...
and was listed as one of the School Library Journal
School Library Journal
The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology and multimedia. Reviews are included for preschool to 4th grade,...
's Best Books. She has also been shortlisted and achieved a number of other awards for both her novels as well as some of her short stories. Hardinge is often seen wearing a black hat and enjoys dressing in old fashioned clothing.
Biography
Frances Hardinge was born and grew up in KentKent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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.
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
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
after pressure from a friend.
Novels
- Fly By NightFly by Night (Hardinge novel)Fly by Night is a children's fantasy novel by Frances Hardinge, published on October 7, 2005 by Macmillan Publishers in the UK and on April 25, 2006 by HarperCollins in the US, and aimed at teens...
(2005) - Verdigris DeepVerdigris DeepVerdigris Deep is a children's fantasy novel by Frances Hardinge. It concerns three children who fall into the power of a "well witch" after stealing coins from a wishing well. They are given various powers in order to grant the wishes of others. While many of the wishes seem harmless they all...
(Well Witched) (2007) - Gullstruck IslandGullstruck IslandGullstruck Island, was written by Frances Hardinge and published on June 1, 2009. It was the fourth fantasy book written by Frances Hardinge.-External links:**...
(The Lost Conspiracy) (2009) - Twilight Robbery (Fly Trap) (2011)
While Fly By Night was being finalised for publication, Hardinge signed a deal with Macmillan Publishers to produce three further novels.
Short Stories
Hardinge has written a number of short stories for magazines:- 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)
External links
- Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower — Official website
- Fly by Night, Blog by Day — Tour blog