Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Zilpha Keatley Snyder | |
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Born |
May 11, 1927 Lemoore, California, US |
Died |
October 8, 2014 (aged 87) San Francisco, California |
Occupation | Children's fiction writer |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Fantasy novels, mainly |
Notable works | The Egypt Game series |
Spouse | Larry Snyder |
Children | 3: Susan Melissa, Douglas, and Ben |
Website | |
zksnyder |
Zilpha Keatley Snyder (May 11, 1927 – October 8, 2014) was an American author of books for children and young adults. Three of Snyder's works were named Newbery Honor books: The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm. She was most famous for writing adventure stories and fantasies.
Biography
Snyder was born in Lemoore, California, and spent all but brief periods of her life in Northern California.[1] She began writing fiction in the 1960s and worked with editor Jean Karl on her debut novel Season of Ponies, which Atheneum Books published in 1964.[2]
Snyder was heavily involved in Below the Root, a 1984 computer game that is set in the Green Sky universe after the events of Until the Celebration. She worked with programmer Dale Disharoon on several aspects of the game including the map and characters.[3][4]
Between 1964 and 2011, Snyder completed 46 books. Atheneum published her first 22 books and (as a Simon & Schuster imprint) her last three books.[5]
Snyder died at the age of 87 in 2014 from a stroke in San Francisco.[2]
Published books
The Egypt Game series
Stanley Family series
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Green Sky trilogy
Castle Court series
Gib series
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Other
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References
- ↑ "Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927–) – Personal, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Adaptations, Sidelights, Autobiography Feature". Brief Biographies (biography.jrank.org). Retrieved 2016-12-05. Completed 2005 or 2006, evidently.
- 1 2 3 "Obituary: Zilpha Keatley Snyder". Shannon Maughan. October 8, 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ "Autobiography". Zilpha Keatley Snyder (zksnyder.com). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ Below the Root game instruction manual.
- 1 2 (Home). Zilpha Keatley Snyder (zksnyder.com). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
Three frames published 2011 to 2013 evidently. Snyder described her latest, William's Midsummer Dreams (Atheneum, 2011), counted it her 46th book, and mentioned "another in the works".
External links
- Official website
- Works by Zilpha Keatley Snyder at Open Library
- Snyder at Library of Congress Authorities, with 58 catalog records