Nahoko Uehashi

Nahoko Uehashi
Native name
上橋 菜穂子
Born (1962-07-15) July 15, 1962
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter, ethnologist
NationalityJapanese
GenreFantasy, children's literature
Notable worksMoribito series
Notable awardsNoma Children's Literature New Face Prize (1996),
Noma Children's Literature award (2004),
Sankei Children's Culture and Publishing award,
Mildred L. Batchelder Award (2009),
Hans Christian Andersen Award (2014)

Nahoko Uehashi (上橋 菜穂子, Uehashi Nahoko) (born July 15, 1962) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards.

Uehashi is also Professor of Ethnology at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, having completed a PhD focusing on the Yamatji, an indigenous Australian people.