Jasbinder Bilan

Jasbinder Bilan
Bilan in 2022
Alma mater	Bath Spa University (MA)
Children	2
Website	www.jasbinderbilan.co.uk

Jasbinder Bilan is an Indian-born British author and teacher. ^[1]

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]

References

1. "Indian wins UK award". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
2. Bilan, Jasbinder (20 December 2020). "Jasbinder Bilan: Heading 'home' to India freed my creativity". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
3. Turpin, Matt (27 October 2019). "Writers in Profile #1: Jasbinder Bilan". Nottingham City of Literature. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
4. "Jasbinder Bilan". Bath Spa University. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
5. Roy, Amit (7 January 2020). "Indian wins UK award". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
6. "Costa Book Awards 2019 winners revealed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
7. "Asha and the Spirit Bird' by Jasbinder Bilan". The Times of India. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
8. "Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition Extended For 2021". Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
9. "Bath author Jasbinder Bilan shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize". Bath Echo. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
10. "Jhalak Prize 2020 longlist revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
11. "2020 Prize Winners". Jhalak Prize. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
12. Jones, Nicolette. "Children's book of the week: Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan review". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 19 November 2022.