Henrietta Branford

Henrietta Branford

Henrietta Branford (January 12, 1946 - April 23, 1999) born in India, she was a fiction writer who wrote many novels including "Fire, Bed and Bone". After her death in 1999 Julia Eccleshare (Children's Book Editor of the Guardian newspaper and chairman of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize) and Anne Marley (Head of Children’s, Youth & Schools Services for Hampshire Library & Information Service) decided to create an annual award named the Branford Boase Award in commemoration of both Henrietta and her colleague Wendy Boase (who was her editor) who also died of cancer the same year. Henrietta had wanted to create an award for children before she had died which is now known as the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition.

Biography

Henrietta grew up in an isolated part of New Forest in Hampshire, England where she learnt how to ride a horse and about animals. After living in many other places she moved she later moved to Southampton in 1980 with her husband Paul Carter who was a photographer and together they have had 3 children named Jack, Rose and Polly.

She started her writing career when she was 40 and in 13 years until her death in 1999 she wrote 25 books for toddles to teenagers. Before her writing career she had a variety of jobs including as a nanny, in shops, hotels and offices and for a charity helping elderly people in South London. She did train as a community and youth worker at Goldsmiths College from 1970-1972 but didn't enjoy it. The first novel she wrote was called "Royal Blunder" which started her writing career well. Other novels she has written include "Fire, Bed and Bone", "The Fated Sky".

Henrietta was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 1997. During the following years she had three operations and chemotherapy, but her cancer turned out to be very vigorous and could not be treated effectively. She later died at home aged 53 in Southampton on April 23, 1999.

After her death, Julia Eccleshare and Anne Marley decided to form 2 annual awards: Branford Boase Award (for first time writers) and the Henrietta Branford Writing Competition (for children) in memory of herself and Wendy Boase. Henrietta had originally thought of the idea before she had died and so Julia and Anne made sure that her ideas were used.

Bibliography

* "Royal Blunder" (1990)
* "Royal Blunder and the Haunted House" (1990)
* "Clare's Summer" (1993)
* "Dimanche Diller" (1994)
* "Dimanche Diller in Danger" (1994)
* "The Theft of Thor's Hammer" (1995)
* "Nightmare Neighbours" (1995)
* "Dimanche Diller at Sea" (1996)
* "Spacebaby" (1996)
* "The Fated Sky" (1996)
* "Fire, Bed, and Bone" (1998)
* "Chance of Safety" (1998)
* "Myths and Legends" (1998)
* "White Wolf" (1998)
* "Prospers Mountain" (1999)
* "Dipper's Island" (1999)
* "Ruby Red (novel)" (1999)

See also

* Branford Boase Award
* Wendy Boase

External links

* [http://www.henriettabranford.co.uk/index.html Henrietta Branford homepage]
* [http://www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/HBWC/HBWC%202006/hbwcstart2006.html Henrietta Branford Writing Competition homepage]
* [http://www.walkerbooks.co.uk/Henrietta-Branford Henrietta Branford Walker Books entry]


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