Suzanne Collins
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| Suzanne Collins | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Television screenwriter, Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Fantasy Science fiction Children Young adult |
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Suzanne Collins (1964) is an American cartoon writer and author.
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[edit] Career
Collins's career began in 1991 as a writer for children's television shows.[1] She worked on several television shows for Nickelodeon, including Clarissa Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear, and Oswald.[1] She was also the head writer for Scholastic Entertainment's Clifford's Puppy Days.[1] She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for co-writing the critically acclaimed Christmas special, Santa, Baby![2]
After meeting children's author James Proimos while working on the Kids' WB show Generation O!, Collins was inspired to write children's books herself.[1] Her inspiration for Gregor the Overlander, the first book of New York Times bestselling series The Underland Chronicles, came from Alice in Wonderland, when she was thinking about how one was more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole, and would find something other than a tea party.[2][1] Collins also wrote a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester entitled When Charlie McButton Lost Power.[1] Gregor and the Code of Claw, the last book of The Underland Chronicles, was released in 2007.
Collins also wrote a novel entitled The Hunger Games, the first of a trilogy,[3] which was released in September 2008 by Scholastic Press. This was followed by the novel's sequel, Catching Fire, in September 2009. She is currently working on the third book of the trilogy, which is tentatively slated for an August 24, 2010 release.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Collins lives in Connecticut with her family and 3 feral kittens that she found on the street.[1] Her daughter is 10, and her son 15. She earned her M.F.A. from New York University in Dramatic Writing.[5]
[edit] Publications
- Gregor the Overlander (2003)
- Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (2004)
- Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (2005)
- Gregor and the Marks of Secret (2006)
- Gregor and the Code of Claw (2007)
- The Hunger Games (2008)
- Catching Fire (2009)
- TBA (2010)
- Other books
- Fire Proof: Shelby Woo #11 (1999)
- When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biography - Suzanne Collins". www.suzannecollinsbooks.com. http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/bio.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ a b "Suzanne Collins Biography". www.scholastic.com. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2710. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ Collins, Suzanne. Interview. Planning the Trilogy (Video). Scholastic Canada. Retrieved on 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Suzanne Collins's Third Book in the Hunger Games Trilogy to Be Published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010". CNN Money. 2009-12-03. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0565512.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Suzanne Collins Interview by Deborah Hopkinson on BookPage". BookPage. September 2009. http://www.bookpage.com/books-10012268-Catching-Fire. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
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