Sophia Bennett
Sophia Bennett (born 1966) is a British children's writer, author of several novels for young adults. Her debut novel Threads, won the Times/Chicken House competition in 2009[1], and in 2017 'Love Song' won the Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year.[2] Her books have been published around the world.[3][4]
Biography
Bennett was born in Yorkshire and educated at London University. She has a PhD in Modern Italian Literature from Cambridge University.[5] She is an occasional visiting lecturer in writing for children and young adults at City Lit and City University in London and a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund.[6] She lives in South London.
Bibliography
Novels
- Threads (2009) (Winner, Times/Chicken House Prize 2009)[7]
- Beads (2010)
- Stars (2011)
- The Look (2012)
- You Don't Know Me (2013) (Shortlisted for the Book Trust Best Book of the Year 2014)[8]
- The Castle (2014) (Shortlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Award 2015)[9]
- Love Song (2016) (Winner, RNA Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year 2017)[2]
- Following Ophelia (2017)
References
- ^ "Interview: Sophia Bennett, the winner of the 2009 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition". Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ a b "Sophia Bennett's Love Song wins The Goldsboro Books Romantic Novel of the Year 2017 | News | The Romantic Novelists' Association". www.romanticnovelistsassociation.org. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ Books, Chicken House. "Chicken House Books website". www.chickenhousebooks.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ Books, Chicken House. "Chicken House Books website". www.chickenhousebooks.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Childrens Fiction Workshop". www.city.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "The Royal Literary Fund". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Interview: Sophia Bennett, the winner of the 2009 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition". Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Sophia Bennett - The Booktrust Best Book Awards". The Booktrust Best Book Awards. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ "Schoolchildren choose the top stories of the year". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
