Susan Cooper (edit name/settings)

Susan Cooper, born and raised in England, has written books for children and young adults, a Broadway play, and several screenplays, two of which earned Emmy nominations. The five books in her fantasy sequence, The Dark Is Rising, won between them the Newbery Medal, two Carnegie Honor Awards, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award and two Tir na n-Og Awards. She is a passionate advocate of the written word, particularly in a book of lectures, Dreams and Wishes. Susan Cooper has two grown children and lives in Connecticut. For more information about Susan Cooper, including an interview, go to <a href="http://www.thelostland.com/" class="external" rel="nofollow">www.thelostland.com</a>.<br />- quoted from <a href="http://www.thencbla.org/biopages/biocooper.html" class="external" rel="nofollow">NCBLA Bio</a>

2012 Winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults