Natasha Farrant is a British children's author. In 2020, she won the Costa Book Award for Children's Book for Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.
Personal life and education Farrant was born in London, England and is three-quarters French. She earned a degree in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, a Master of Science in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics, and a Diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists.
Farrant is married with two adult daughters.
Awards and honours Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror is a Junior Library Guild book. In 2019, The Guardian included it on their list of the year's best books for children ages five to eight years old.
In 2013, Kirkus Reviews included After Iris on their list of the best middle-grade books of the year.
In 2020, The Sunday Times included Voyage of the Sparrowhawk on their list of the best children's books of the year. Two years later, Booklist included it on their list of the year's "Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth".
In February 2023, Waterstones included The Rescue of Ravenwood on their list of the best books of the month. The Sunday Times included it in an ongoing list of the best children's books of the year. +Awards for Farrant's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2013Branford Boase AwardShortlist2014Flora in LoveGuardian Children's Fiction PrizeLonglistQueen of Teen AwardShortlist2015After IrisUKLA Book AwardLonglist2018Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride and PrejudiceCarnegie MedalNomineeUKLA Book AwardLonglist2019Carnegie MedalNomineeUKLA Book AwardLonglist2021Voyage of the SparrowhawkBooklist Editors' Choice: Books for YouthSelectionCosta Book Award for Children's BookWinner2021Eight Princesses and a Magic MirrorCarnegie MedalNomineeVoyage of the SparrowhawkSpark Book AwardWinner2022Carnegie MedalNomineeUKLA Book AwardLonglist2023UKLA Book AwardLonglist
Publications
Bluebell Gadsby books
After Iris, 2013 Flora in Love, 2014 All About Pumpkin, 2015 Time for Jas, 2016
Other Diving Into Light, 2012 Some Other Eden, 2012 The Things We Did for Love, 2012 Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice, 2016 The Children of Castle Rock, 2018 Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror, 2019 Voyage of the Sparrowhawk, 2020 The Girl Who Talked to Trees, 2021 The Rescue of Ravenwood, 2023 The Secret of Golden Island,2024
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