Frances Hardinge

Frances Hardinge (born 1973 in Kent) is a British writer, published the novels for young adults with fantasy elements.

Life

Frances Hardinge was born in Kent, where she grew up also. Allegedly, she dreamed of one day becoming a writer at the age of four years. She studied English at Oxford University, where she was the founding member of an author workshops. Your actual writing career began when she won the writing contest a short story magazine. Shortly thereafter, she wrote in her spare time, the novel Fly By Night and presented after encouragement from a friend that the editors at Macmillan.

Fly By Night (Eng. The mistress of the words. 2006) developed for the success of the Branford Boase Award won in 2006, was among the candidates of the Guardian Award and was on the list of School Library Journal 's Best Books. Her other books and short stories were on diverse shortlists other prices. Even with the release of her first novel, she signed a contract for three subsequent volumes.

The author maintains a whimsical appearance with black men hats, whose collection she has dedicated a gallery on their website, and old-fashioned clothes including men's shirts and vests. She lives in Oxford.

Awards

• 2006: Branford Boase Award for Fly By Night

Works

• Fly By Night. 2005 ( German Mistress of the words. Translated from English by Alexandra Ernst. Cbj Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3570131404 )
• Verdigris Deep. 2007 (German dream curse. Translated by A. Ernst. Verlag Freies spiritual life, Stuttgart 2013. ISBN 978-3-7725-2771-5 )
• Twilight Robbery ( Fly Trap ) 2011
• A Face Like glass. 2012

• Shining Man. In: The Dream Zone, 2001.
• Communion. In: Word Play Vol 1, 2002.
• Captive Audience. In: Piffle Issue 7, 2002.
• Rose Bengal. In: Scribble No. 20, 2003.
• Black Grass. In: All Hallows, 2005.
• Halfway House. In: Alchemy, 2006.
• Behind The Mirror. Serialized in First News, 2007.