Elizabeth Hopkinson

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Elizabeth Hopkinson


Born
in Bradford, The United Kingdom
December 28, 1973

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Fairy tale and medieval romance; Tolkien, CS Lewis and George MacDonal ...more



Elizabeth Hopkinson is best known for Asexual Fairy Tales, Silver Hands, and a range of short fantasy stories and original fairy tales.
Elizabeth describes her writing as, "seeing the magical in the ordinary". She has loved fairy tale and history since studying English Literature at Leeds University;.
She has lived all her life in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK (home of the Bronte sisters and the Cottingley Fairies) and couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
Elizabeth has been writing ever since she used to make books out of scrap paper in wet playtimes at school. She has had around 100 short stories and articles published, and has won prizes in the James White Award, the Jane Austen Short Story Award, the Historic House contest and the Liars'
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The Camel and the Deer

A couple of weeks ago on 18th March, something happened that has not happened for a good while: the holy seasons of Lent and Ramadan began on the same day. Both are seasons of prayer, fasting, almsgiving and self-examination in their respective religions of Christianity and Islam, both commemorate times of prayer in out-of-the-way places by revered religious figures, and both culminate in an
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Average rating: 3.33 · 449 ratings · 127 reviews · 24 distinct worksSimilar authors
Asexual Fairy Tales

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Asexual Myths & Tales

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More Asexual Fairy Tales

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Silver Hands

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Cage of Nightingales (Angel...

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My True Love Sent to Me

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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Tiny Tales from the Hidden ...

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Tales from the Hidden Grove

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Silver Hands

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Masquerade of Finches (Ange...

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“There is a kind of truth in everything, even fairytales. In fact, especially in fairytales... The King understood it as he looked out from the roof of the Temple and saw the clouds flying past and the green fields far beneath him. He knew that some things are real whether you believe in them or not...
(The Thirteenth King)”
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