Suzanne Collins (edit name/settings)

Suzanne Collins was the daughter of an Air Force Officer. Collins now lives in Connecticut with her husband, their two children, and two adopted feral cats. She graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and earned her M.F.A. from New York University in Dramatic Writing.
Since 1991, Suzanne Collins has been busy writing for Children’s Television. She has worked on the staffs of several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She also co-wrote the critically acclaimed Rankin/​Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! Most recently she was the Head Writer for Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford’s Puppy Days.

While working on a Kids WB show called Generation O! she met children’s author James Proimos, who talked her into giving children’s books a try. She is a fabulous writer

Thinking one day about Alice in Wonderland, she was struck by how pastoral the setting must seem to kids who, like her own, lived in urban surroundings. In New York City, you’re much more likely to fall down a manhole than a rabbit hole and, if you do, you’re not going to find a tea party. What you might find...? Well, that’s the story of Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her five-part fantasy/​war series, The Underland Chronicles.

At present, Suzanne is hard at work on the third book in her sci-fi series, The Hunger Games.

PUBLICATIONS:

THE UNDERLAND CHRONICLES
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 TRILOGY
The Hunger Games (2008)
Catching Fire (2009)
Mockingjay (2010)

OTHER BOOKS
Fire Proof: Shelby Woo #11 (1999)
When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005)

AWARDS

2011 - California Young Reader Medal
2010 - Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teen Readers
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)