Robin McKinley
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Robin McKinley (born November 16, 1952 as Jennifer Carolyn Robin Turrell McKinley) is a fantasy author especially known for her Newbery Medal-winning novel The Hero and the Crown. She has also won a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword, the Mythopoeic Award for Sunshine, the World Fantasy Award for Imaginary Lands, and the 1998 Phoenix Award honor book for Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast.
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[edit] Biography
Robin McKinley grew up an only child with a military father. According to her, she moved around frequently as a child and read copiously; she credits this background with the inspiration for her stories. Married to a British writer, Peter Dickinson, McKinley lives in England.
[edit] Bibliography
- Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (1978)
- The Door in the Hedge (1981)
- The Blue Sword (1982) (Newbery Honor)
- The Hero and the Crown (1984) (Newbery Medal)
- Imaginary Lands (1985) (World Fantasy Award)
- The Outlaws of Sherwood (1988)
- A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories (1994) (Editor)
- Deerskin (1994)
- Rose Daughter (1997)
- The Stone Fey (1998)
- Spindle's End (2000)
- Water: Tales of Elemental Spirits (2001)
- Sunshine (2003) (Mythopoeic Award)
[edit] References
- Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, 2004. Entry Updated : 21 October 2004
[edit] External links
- Robin McKinley's Website
- Bibliography on SciFan
- Interviews in Sherwood - Robin McKinley on her Outlaws of Sherwood novel
- Fansite with commentary and mailing list
- Robin McKinley at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
