Frances Hardinge

Frances Hardinge spent her childhood in a sequence of small, sinister villages, then went on to study English at Oxford. She writes dark, mystery-laden fantasy for children and young adults. Her twelve books have won a range of awards, including the Costa Book of the Year Award, the LA Times Book Award (YA category), the Boston Globe/Hornbook fiction prize, the Robert Holdstock award at the British Fantasy Awards, the ‘Best Book for Young Readers’ prize at the British Science Fiction Awards, the Branford Boase, the Mythopoeic Award (YA category), and the Dracula Society’s ‘Children of the Night’ prize. Her two most recent books, Island of Whispers and The Forest of a Thousand Eyes, are collaborations with award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett.