Liz Hyder (born 1976 or 1977) is an English author.

Life and career

Hyder was born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. She attended the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

where she studied drama. She has previously worked as a publicist for the BBC and was a freelance PR consultant. Her debut novel, ''Bearmouth'', was published by Pushkin Children’s Books in 2019 and aimed towards young adults. It is about a child called Newt who lives and works in a Victorian coalmine. It won the 2020

Branford Boase Award The Branford Boase Award is a British literary award presented annually to an outstanding children's or young-adult novel by a first-time writer; "the most promising book for seven year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist." The award is sha ...

and the

Waterstones Children's Book Prize The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is there ...

for older readers She published her second novel, ''The Gifts'', in 2022 which is aimed towards adults. It is centered around four women and set in the Victorian era.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English children's writers Alumni of the University of Bristol English women writers Writers from London 21st-century English women writers {{England-novelist-stub