Sarah Rees Brennan
| Sarah Rees Brennan | |
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| Born | 21 September 1983 Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Period | 21st century |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Literary movement | Young-adult |
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www.sarahreesbrennan.com |
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Sarah Rees Brennan (born 21 September 1983)[1] is an Irish young-adult fantasy author. Her first novel, The Demon's Lexicon, was released June 2009 by Simon & Schuster.[2] Brennan's books are bestsellers in the UK.
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[edit] Biography
Brennan was born in Ireland. She has lived in New York. She obtained a Creative Writing MA and worked as a librarian in Surrey, England,[3] before moving to Dublin where she currently lives.
Brennan has been writing since the age of five.[4] She has a blog on Livejournal which has over 5000 subscribers.[2]
She wrote her first novel, The Demon's Lexicon, while studying for her Creative Writing MA. The publishing house Simon & Schuster obtained a three-book contract deal with her which involved an undisclosed six-figure sum.
[edit] Novels
- The Demon's Lexicon, June 2009
- The Demon's Covenant, May 2010
- The Demon's Surrender, 2011
The Demon's Lexicon trilogy is a YA fantasy series focusing on two brothers, Nick and Alan Ryves, and is set in the urban landscape - London and Exeter - of contemporary England.
Right now she's working on her new trilogy's first book called "Unspoken" which is due to be released in June 2012.
"Team Human", which she co-authored with Justine Larbalestier, is going to be released in July 2012.
[edit] Awards
The Demon's Lexicon
- Long-listed for the Carnegie medal
- Top Ten Best British YA Fantasy
- A 2009 Cybils Finalist[6]
- A finalist for the Leeds Book Award
- Received three starred reviews from Kirkus, Bulletin and School Library Journal.
[edit] Short Fiction
'Undead Is Very Hot Right Now' in the anthology The Eternal Kiss, ed. Trisha Telep
'Lets Get This Undead Show on the Road' in the anthology Enthralled:Paranormal Diversions, ed. Melissa Marr
'The Spy Who Never Grew Up' in the anthology Kiss Me Deadly, ed. Trisha Telep
[edit] References
- ^ Sarah Rees Brennan's livejournal profile
- ^ a b Sarah's magic touch lands the writer a three-book deal
- ^ Sarah Rees Brennan
- ^ [Back of first novel, Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon]
- ^ [1]
- ^ "2009 Cybils". Children's And Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards. http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/2009-finalists-young-adult-fantasy-science-fiction.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
