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Awards and Prizes

Frances Hardinge has been shortlisted for and won various awards for her writing.

The Branford Boase award 2006 - winner!

The Branford Boase Award is awarded annually for the most promising first novel to a first-time writer of a book for young people. At the same time, it marks the important contribution of the editor in identifying and nurturing new talent.

Frances Hardinge won the award in 2006 for Fly By Night and, in her acceptance speech, she noted the contributions of three editors: Rebecca McNally, Marion Lloyd and Ruth Alltimes.

Visit the Frances Hardinge pages at the Branford Boase award site.

Other awards and shortlistings

Longlisted for the Carnegie award in 2007 for Verdigris Deep
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize 2006 for Fly By Night.
Shortlisted for the William Crawford Award 2006 for Fly By Night
Listed in the New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" 2006 for Fly By Night
Listed in the ALA Best of the Best Books 2006 for Young Adults for Fly By Night
Selected as School Library Journal Best Book 2006 for Fly By Night
First Prize in Sutton Writers' Circle Short Story Competition for "Borrowed Time", 2001
First Prize in Scribble Quarterly Competition for "Bengal Rose", 2003