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{{Short description|Japanese writer (born 1962)}}

{{nihongo|'''Nahoko Uehashi'''|上橋 菜穂子|Uehashi Nahoko}} (born July 15, 1962 in [[Tokyo]], Japan) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards.

In 1996, she published the first book of her ''Moribito'' series, {{nihongo|''[[Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit|Guardian of the Spirit]]''|精霊の守り人|Seirei no Moribito}}. The novel received the Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corp.kodansha.co.jp/award/archive/noma-jido-bungei-shinjin.html|script-title=ja:野間児童文芸新人賞 (過去の受賞者一覧)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|accessdate=March 26, 2014|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809170419/http://corp.kodansha.co.jp/award/archive/noma-jido-bungei-shinjin.html|archive-date=August 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Sankei Children's Culture and Publishing award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eventsankei.jp/child_award/old_prize.html|script-title=ja:産経児童出版文化賞 過去の授賞作品|publisher=[[Sankei Shimbun]]|accessdate=March 26, 2014|language=Japanese}}</ref> and the English translation was awarded the [[Mildred L. Batchelder Award]] in 2009.<ref name="ala">{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward/batchelderpast|title=Batchelder Award winners, 1968-Present &#124; Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|date=30 November 1999|publisher=ala.org|accessdate=May 27, 2014}}</ref> In 1999, Uehashi published the second book of the ''Moribito'' series, {{nihongo|''Guardian of the Darkness''|闇の守り人|Yami no Moribito}}. With this novel she received the Japanese Association of Writers for Children's award.<ref name=jibunkyo/> In 2002 ''The [[Moribito series|Guardian series]]'' won the Iwaya Sazanami literature award,<ref name=jibunkyo2>{{cite web|url=http://www.seibun.or.jp/prize/iwaya_history.html|script-title=ja:巖谷小波文芸賞 過去の受賞者|publisher=Japanese Culture Foundation for Youths|accessdate=March 26, 2014|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407072531/http://www.seibun.or.jp/prize/iwaya_history.html|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2003, {{nihongo|''Guardian of the God''|神の守り人|Kami no Moribito}} won another Japanese award from the Shogakukan publishing company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faje.or.jp/4shuppanbunka.htm|script-title=ja:小学館児童出版文化賞|publisher=The Foundation for the Advancement of Juvenile Education in Japan|accessdate=March 26, 2014|language=Japanese}}</ref> Then, in 2003, Uehashi wrote the novel {{nihongo|''Beyond the Fox Whistle''|狐笛のかなた|Koteki no Kanata}}, which received a Noma Children's Literature award.<ref name="kodansha">{{cite web|url=http://corp.kodansha.co.jp/award/archive/noma-jido-bungei.html|title=野間児童文芸賞 ： 講談社|publisher=corp.kodansha.co.jp|accessdate=May 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809170738/http://corp.kodansha.co.jp/award/archive/noma-jido-bungei.html|archivedate=August 9, 2013}}</ref> In 2006 she wrote the two -volume {{nihongo|''The Beast Player''|獣の奏者|Kemono no Sōja}}, which she complemented with two more volumes in 2009.