Justin Cronin

Justin Cronin
Born 1962 (age 49–50)
New England, United States
Occupation Novelist, English professor
Genres Horror, Science fiction

Justin Cronin (born 1962) is an American author. He has written three novels: Mary and O'Neil, The Summer Guest and The Passage. He has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the Stephen Crane Prize, and the Whiting Writer's Award.[1]

Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA from 1992 to 2005. He lives with his wife and children in Houston, Texas where he is a professor of English at Rice University.[2]

In July 2007, Variety reported that the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy was purchased by Fox 2000.[3] The first book of the series, The Passage, was released in June 2010.[4] It garnered mainly favorable reviews.[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=6053
  2. ^ http://enterthepassage.com/author/
  3. ^ "Justin Cronin's Vampire Trilogy Sold to Hollywood for $1.75 Million?". New York Magazine (New York: New York Media LLC). July 7, 2007. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/07/justin_cronins_vampire_trilogy.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. 
  4. ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl//4975857.html
  5. ^ Maslin, Janet (6 June 2010). "Life After Apocalypse in Justin Cronin's ‘Passage'". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/books/07book.html?ref=books. 
  6. ^ Flood, Alison (11 June 2010). "The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can get your teeth into". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2010/jun/11/justin-cronin-passage-hype. 
  7. ^ a b http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/06/15/apocalypse-wow-with-big-buzz-around-his-dark-new-novel-and-a-movie-deal-under-his-belt-justin-cronin-is-lits-latest-unlikely-celebrity/

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