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Cindy Lin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor's Degree 1992) Columbia University (Master's in Journalism 1998) |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Notable works | The Twelve, Creatures of the In Between |
| Spouse | |
Cindy Lin is a Taiwanese-American children's writer. She has written three novels -- two in The Twelve series, plus Creatures of the In Between.[1][2]
Early life and education
Lin was born in East LA, California, to parents of Taiwanese descent.[3].
Career
After attaining degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University [4], Cindy Lin worked as a journalist, acting as a producer for Nippon News, ABC, and Channel One for a total of 14 years before working at Sony Pictures Entertainment as a Product Manager for four years, where she wrote and produced many multimedia news features for children, including one that was awarded with a Peabody Award[5][6]
In 2019, HarperCollins published Cindy Lin's debut novel, The Twelve. A sequel and conclusion to the duology, Treasures of the Twelve, was published in 2020. Creatures of the In Between, her third novel, was published in 2023 [7][8]
The Twelve series
- The Twelve, HarperCollins, 2019
- Treasures of the Twelve, HarperCollins, 2020
- Creatures of the In Between, HarperCollins, 2023
References
- ^ "Cindy Lin | Howard Community College". www.howardcc.edu.
- ^ "Cindy Lin, Author at The Michigan Daily". The Michigan Daily. 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Cindy Lin".
- ^ "Cindy Lin".
- ^ "Cindy Lin".
- ^ Lin, Cindy Kaiying. "Cindy Kaiying Lin". Public Books.
- ^ "Creatures of the In Between".
- ^ "Cindy Lin – Collaboratory New". sites.lsa.umich.edu.
- American children's writers
- American writers of Taiwanese descent
- Living people
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
- American writers of Chinese descent
- American women writers of Chinese descent
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women children's writers
- American women novelists