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]

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

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]

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)
  • The Windsor Knot (2020)
  • A Three Dog Problem (Published in the US as All the Queen's Men) (2021)
  • Murder Most Royal (2022)

References
  1. "Interview: Sophia Bennett, the winner of the 2009 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition". Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. "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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