Sophia Bennett

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For the American architect, later Bennett, see Sophia Hayden.

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.

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  1. ^ "Interview: Sophia Bennett, the winner of the 2009 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition". Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  3. ^ Books, Chicken House. "Chicken House Books website". www.chickenhousebooks.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  4. ^ Books, Chicken House. "Chicken House Books website". www.chickenhousebooks.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  5. ^ "Childrens Fiction Workshop". www.city.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  6. ^ "The Royal Literary Fund". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  7. ^ "Interview: Sophia Bennett, the winner of the 2009 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition". Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  8. ^ "Sophia Bennett - The Booktrust Best Book Awards". The Booktrust Best Book Awards. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  9. ^ "Schoolchildren choose the top stories of the year". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2017-06-08.

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