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Aisha Bushby
Born1991 (age 34–35)
Bahrain
EducationUniversity of Birmingham
Years active2017–present

Aisha Bushby (born 1991) is a children's writer. Her work includes the middle-grade novels A Pocketful of Stars (2019), which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award among other accolades, and A Flash of Fireflies (2022), which won the inaugural Adrien Prize.

Early life

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Bushby was born in Bahrain to Kuwaiti-Canadian parents and moved to England as a child, where she lived in Birmingham, Lincolnshire and Cheltenham. She also had stints in Kuwait and Vancouver.[1] Bushby graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English literature and Philosophy from the University of Birmingham.[2]

Career

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Bushby began her published writing career contributing a short story "Marionette Girl" to the 2017 anthology Change is Gonna Come.[1] The anthology was named a Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week.[3]

In 2018, Bushby signed a two book deal with Egmont, through which she published her debut middle-grade novel A Pocketful of Stars in 2019.[4][5] A Pocketful of Stars was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

Bushby reunited with Egmont for the publication of her Moonchild trilogy,[6] starting with Voyage of the Lost and Found in 2020. The second book City of the Sun was published in 2021.[7][8]

In 2022, Bushby's middle-grade fantasy novel A Flash of Flies was published via Farshore (a HarperCollins imprint).[9][10] A Flash of Fireflies won the 2023 inaugural Adrien Prize[11] and placed third for Best Children's Book at the Diverse Book Awards.

Bushby moved to Usborne Books in 2023 for the publication of Tiny, the Secret Adventurer,[12] the first in a children's illustrated book series, and Barrington Stoke for the publication of the witch-themed standalones Suitcase S(witch)[13] and The Shop-Witch's Quest in 2023 and 2024.[14] Tiny, the Secret Adventurer was longlisted for the Alligator's Mouth Award.

Bibliography

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Moonchild series

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  • Voyage of the Lost and Found (2020)
  • City of the Sun (2021)

Tiny the Secret Adventurer series

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  • Tiny, the Secret Adventurer (2023)
  • The Mystery Visitor (2024)
  • Friends to the Rescue (2024)

Standalones

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  • A Pocketful of Stars (2019)
  • A Flash of Fireflies (2022)
  • Suitcase S(witch) (2023)
  • The Shop-Witch's Quest (2024)

Short stories

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  • "Marionette Girl" in A Change is Gonna Come (2017)
  • "Jedi's Attic" in The Book of Hopes (2020) edited by Katherine Rundell
  • "The Dream Jar" in Faber Book of Bedtime Stories (2022)
  • "Game Over" in Read, Scream, Repeat (2023), edited by Jennifer Killick

Reading practice

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  • The Mysterious Museum (2021)
  • Magic at the Lake (2023)

Accolades

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Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2020 Carnegie Medal A Pocketful of Stars Longlisted [15]
Branford Boase Award Shortlisted [16]
2023 Adrien Prize A Flash of Fireflies Won [11]
Diverse Book Awards Best Children's Book 3rd [17]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Four New Bame Writers Join Stripes Ya Anthology A Change Is Gonna Come". The British Blacklist. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Author: Aisha Bushby" (PDF). Alexandra Palace Children's Book Award. April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Jones, Nicolette (20 August 2017). "Children's book of the week: A Change Is Gonna Come by Mary Bello, Aisha Bushby, Tanya Byrne, Inua Ellams, Catherine Johnson, Patrice Lawrence, Ayisha Malik, Irfan Master, Musa Okwonga, Yasmin Rahman, Phoebe Roy and Nikesh Shukla". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Eyre, Charlotte (16 March 2018). "Aisha Bushby signs with Egmont". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Hope, Olivia (8 August 2019). "A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby". Writing.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Hackett, Tamsin (23 March 2020). "Egmont to launch three-book children's series by Aisha Bushby". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "An Interview with Aisha Bushby, author of MOONCHILD". Trip Fiction. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Xenos, Natalie (7 July 2021). "From magical middle grade to romantic coming-of-age tales: the best children's and YA books to read this summer". Culturefly. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. ↑ Heap, Kate (10 June 2022). "A Flash of Fireflies by Aisha Bushby". Scope for Imagination. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. ↑ Norfolk, Pam (30 June 2022). "A sea mystery, dream dancing and canine capers by various authors – children's book reviews –". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Bushby wins inaugural Adrien Prize". The Bookseller. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Russell Williams, Imogen (28 July 2023). "Children's and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  13. ↑ De Luca, Bruna (30 June 2023). "Suitcase S(witch) by Aisha Bushby". My Book Corner. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Argent, Karen (8 September 2024). "The Shop-Witch's Quest by Aisha Bushby, illustrated by Patri de Pedro". The Letterpress Project. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "2020 Carnegie and Greenaway Medal Longlists". Locus. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Awards: Branford Boase Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2020-05-06. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  17. ↑ "2023 Winners". Diverse Book Awards. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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