- Frances Hardinge
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birthdate = 1973
birthplace =Kent
nationality = English British
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occupation = Novelist
genre =Young adult fiction
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notableworks = Fly By NightVerdigris Deep
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awards = awd|award=Branford Boase Award |year=2006 |title=Fly By Night
website = http://www.franceshardinge.com/
Frances Hardinge (born 1973) 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 theSchool Library Journal 's Best Books. [cite web |url=http://www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/BBA/BBA%202006/bbawinner2006.html |title=Branford Boase Award 2006 |accessdate=2008-05-18 |year=2006 |publisher=TheBranford Boase Award |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5XuOQLZOr |archivedate=2008-05-18] [cite web |url=http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6395088.html |title=Best Books 2006 |accessdate=2008-05-18 |last=Jones |first=Trevelyn |coauthors=et. al |date=2006-12-01 |work=School Library Journal ] She has also been shortlisted and achieved a number of other awards for both her novels as well as some of her short stories.cite web |url=http://www.franceshardinge.com/library/awards.html |title=The Library: Awards and Prizes |accessdate=2008-05-18 |work=Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5XuQYSPS1 |archivedate=2008-05-18] Hardinge is often seen wearing a black hat and enjoys dressing in old fashioned clothing.cite web |url=http://www.kidzworld.com/article/6702-frances-hardinge-biography |title=Frances Hardinge Biography |accessdate=2007-06-11 |work=Kidzworld] cite web |url=http://www.franceshardinge.com/hall/author.html |title=Frances' Biography |accessdate=2008-05-18 |work=Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5XuReQz5U |archivedate=2008-05-18]Biography
Frances Hardinge was born and grew up in
Kent , England and dreamed of writing at the age of four. She studied English atOxford 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.Bibliography
Novels
* "Fly By Night" (2005)
* "Verdigris Deep " (2007)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: [cite web |url=http://www.franceshardinge.com/library/shortstories.html |title=The Library: Short Stories |accessdate=2008-05-18 |work=Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5XuQH6uhM |archivedate=2008-05-18]
* "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)References
External links
* [http://www.franceshardinge.com/ Frances Hardinge's Dark Tower] — Official website
* [http://flybynightblogbyday.blogspot.com/ Fly by Night, Blog by Day] — Tour blog
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