Suzanne Collins
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Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American television writer and author.
She is known as the author of The New York Times best-selling series The Underland Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy.
Early life
Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut to Jane Brady Collins (born 1931) and Lieutenant Colonel Michael John Collins (1931–2003), a U.S. Air Force officer who served in the Korean and the Vietnam War. She is the youngest of four children, who include Kathryn (born 1957), Andrew (born 1958), and Joan (born 1960). As the daughter of a military officer, she and her family were constantly moving. She spent her childhood in the eastern United States.
Collins graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham in 1980 as a Theater Arts major. She completed her bachelor of arts degree from Indiana University Bloomington in 1985 with a double major in theater and telecommunications. In 1989, Collins earned her Master of Fine Arts in dramatic writing from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Suzanne Collins began writing for children's television shows in 1991. Clarissa Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Little Bear, Oswald, and Wow!Wow!
wubbzy. She did not write Little Bear, the children's book that is often mistaken for her own book. She was also the head writer for Scholastic Entertainment's Clifford's Puppy Days. She received a Writers Guild of America nomination in animation for co-writing the critically acclaimed Christmas book Santa, Baby! Collins was inspired to write children's books herself after meeting children's author James Proimos while working on the Kids' WB show Generation O! Alice in Wonderland, when she was planning to fall down a manhole rather than a rabbit hole, was a source for Gregor the Overlander, the first book of The New York Times best-selling series The Underland Chronicles, when she was planning something other than a tea party. Gregor the Overlander, Gregor, and the Law of Claw, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Curse of Bane, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, Gregor and the Code of Claw, between 2003 and 2007, Gregor and the Curse of Bane. During that period, Collins produced When Charlie McButton Lost Power, a rhyming picture book illustrated by Mike Lester.Scholastic Press published The Hunger Games, Collins' first book in a trilogy, in September 2008. The Hunger Games were partially inspired by Theseus' myth and Minotaur's Greek myths. Another inspiration was her father's service in the Air Force, which provided her with insight into hunger, starvation, and war's effects. Catching Fire, the trilogy's second book, was published in September 2009, and Mockingjay, the trilogy's third book, was published on August 24, 2010. In North America alone, 1.5 million copies of the first two Hunger Games books were printed in less than 14 months. For the second week in a row, the Hunger Games appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list for more than 60 weeks. Lions Gate Entertainment has acquired global distribution rights to a film version of The Hunger Games, which was produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company. Collins adapted the story for film herself. Gary Ross' filming began in late spring 2011, with Jennifer Lawrence playing main character Katniss Everdeen. Josh Hutcherson played Peeta Mellark and Liam Hemsworth played Gale Hawthorne. The next two novels were turned into films as well, with the former book being divided into two cinematic installments for a total of four films representing the three books. Collins was named one of Time magazine's Most Influential People of 2010. Amazon revealed in March 2012 that she had become the top-selling Kindle author of all time. Collins had written 29 of the 100 most popular passages in Kindle ebooks, as well as a separate Amazon list of the top 20. Collins revealed on June 17, 2019 that a prequel to The Hunger Games would be published on May 19, 2020. The premise is based on the life of future President Coriolanus Snow, 64 years before the events of the Hunger Games trilogy. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was announced on October 4, 2019.
Awards
- 2011 – California Young Reader Medal
- Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year: Children's Fiction
- An American Library Association Top 10 Best Books For Young Adult Selection
- An ALA Notable Children's Book
- 2008 CYBIL Award – Fantasy and Science Fiction
- KIRKUS Best Young Adult Book of 2008
- A Horn Book Fanfare
- School Library Journal Best Books of 2008
- A Book List Editor's Choice, 2008
- NY Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
- 2004 NAIBA Children's Novel Award
- 2006 ALSC Notable Children's Recording (audio version)
- 2016 Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community (first time awarded to an author of young adult fiction)