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Liz Hyder

リズ・ハイダー

Rizu Haidā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1976 or 1977 (London)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
London

Career

Occupations
Author, Publicist, PR consultant
Active Years
2019-2025

Education

University of Bristol
Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Studied drama.

Awards

Branford Boase Award
2020
Work: Bearmouth
Result: Winner
Waterstones Children's Book Prize
2020
Work: Bearmouth
Category: Older readers
Result: Winner
Tir na n-Og Award
2025
Work: The Twelve
Category: English-language
Organization: Books Council of Wales
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bearmouth

2019 Young adult novel

A child called Newt who lives and works in a Victorian coalmine.

The Gifts

2022 Adult novel

Centered around four women and set in the Victorian era.

The Twelve

2024 Young adult novel

The search for a missing sister takes two young people into a dangerous world of Welsh folklore and magic.