Sophie Anderson

Sophie Anderson is a bestselling author whose writing is inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales told by her Prussian grandmother. Anderson has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and Wales Book of the Year Award and has been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Anderson’s books have been translated into over 25 languages and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage. 

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BLF 2026
Sophie Anderson
Meet the Author: Sophie Anderson
Saturday, 4 July 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Festival Hub, City Park, BD1 1HY
Family Days Out
Event Reference: 26FD41