Jasbinder Bilan
Indian born British author
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Jasbinder Bilan is an Indian-born British author and teacher.[1]
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| Alma mater | Bath Spa University (MA) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
Bilan was born on a farm in the northern Punjab, her mother from Moranwali and her father from Raipur Daba,[2] and moved to Nottingham, England at 18 months old, where she grew up in Lenton and Radford.[3] Bilan graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University in 2014.[4]
Personal life
Bilan lives near Bath with her husband and their two sons.[5]
Awards
- Costa Book Award for Children's Book in 2019[6][7]
- The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition in 2017[8]
- Finalist for Waterstones Children's Book Prize in Younger Fiction in 2020[9]
- Longlisted for Jhalak Prize in 2020[10][11]
- Her book Asha & the Spirit Bird was selected as "Children's book of the week" by The Times[12]
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