Jasbinder Bilan Explained

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. Web site: Indian wins UK award . 2022-11-19 . The Telegraph India.
2. Web site: Jasbinder Bilan: Heading 'home' to India freed my creativity. The Guardian. Jasbinder. Bilan. 20 December 2020. 25 August 2024.
3. Web site: Writers in Profile #1: Jasbinder Bilan. Nottingham City of Literature. Matt. Turpin. 27 October 2019. 25 August 2024.
4. Web site: Jasbinder Bilan. Bath Spa University. 25 August 2024.
5. Web site: Indian wins UK award. The Telegraph India. Amit. Roy. 7 January 2020. 25 August 2024.
6. News: Costa Book Awards 2019 winners revealed . 2022-11-19 . The Irish Times . en.
7. Web site: 2020-01-07 . Asha and the Spirit Bird' by Jasbinder Bilan . 2022-11-19 . The Times of India . en.
8. Web site: Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition Extended For 2021 . 2022-11-19 . Institution of Engineering and Technology . en-US.
9. Web site: 2020-02-12 . Bath author Jasbinder Bilan shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize . 2022-11-19 . Bath Echo . en-GB.
10. Web site: Jhalak Prize 2020 longlist revealed . 2022-11-19 . The Bookseller . En.
11. Web site: 2020 Prize Winners . 2022-11-19 . Jhalak Prize . en.
12. News: Jones . Nicolette . Children's book of the week: Asha & the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan review . en . The Times . 2022-11-19 . 0140-0460.