Susan Cooper
English-American fantasy writer
Susan Mary Cooper (born 23 May 1935) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising. In 2012 she won the lifetime Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association.[1]
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| Born | Susan Mary Cooper 23 May 1935 Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Period | 1964–present |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novels |
| Notable works | The Dark Is Rising series |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1976 Margaret A. Edwards Award 2012 |
| Spouse | |
| Website | |
| thelostland | |
References
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"Edwards Award 2012". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association (ALA).
"Edwards Award". YALSA. ALA. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
More reading
change- Four British Fantasists: Place and Culture in the Children's Fantasies of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper, Charles Butler (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006)
- The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy, Leonard Marcus (Candlewick, 2006)
Other websites
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- The Lost Land of Susan Cooper – official website with links to articles and interviews available online, at "About Writing for Children"
- The NCBLA Board of Directors: Susan Cooper
- Susan Cooper at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Susan Cooper at FantasyLiterature Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine – including synopses, cover art, and reviews
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