Suzanne Collins
, b. 1962
Suzanne Collins was born in Connecticut in 1962. A theatre arts major at the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, she graduated in 1980, before studying at the Indiana University Bloomington, where she double majored in theatre and telecommunications, graduating in 1985. She then went on to complete a Master of Fine Arts in dramatic writing at the New York University Tisch School of the Fine Arts, where she graduated in 1989. Having completed extensive studies, Collins then went on to write for many children’s television shows, both live-action and animated. She began writing children’s novels during this period, with her first book, Gregor the Overlander (2003, Scholastic US), becoming a New York Times Bestseller. In 2008, The Hunger Games, the first book in a trilogy by Collins, was released to great success and was subsequently adapted into a film version, directed by Gary Ross and released by Lionsgate in 2012. Since then, Collins has published an autobiographical picture book, Year of the Jungle (2013) and a prequel novel to The Hunger Games trilogy, titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020, Scholastic US). Her books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Collins currently lives in Connecticut.
Sources:
Official website (accessed: April 30, 2022).
Wikipedia (accessed: April 30, 2022).
Famousauthors.org (accessed: April 30, 2022)
Bio prepared by Mel Kennard, University of New England, mkennard@myune.edu.au
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