Jennifer A. Nielsen

Jennifer A. Nielsen
Born Jennifer Anne Nielson
(1971-07-10) July 10, 1971
Northern Utah
Occupation Novelist
Language English
Nationality American
Period 2010-present
Genre Young adult fiction
Notable works Ascendance Trilogy
Notable awards Whitney Award
Website
jennielsen.com

Jennifer Anne[1] Nielsen (born 10 July 1971)[2] is an American author known primarily for young adult fiction. Her works include the Ascendance Trilogy, Behind Enemy Lines (one of the books in the Infinity Ring series), The Mark of the Thief, A Night Divided, and the Underworld Chronicles.[3]

Life

Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah[4] and completed her first full manuscript at the age of 11.[5] However, it was abandoned after being turned down by a locksmith for information due to her age.[5] She published Elliot and the Goblin War, the first Underworld Chronicles book, in 2010[4] and has continued publishing novels since.

In 2013, she won the Whitney Award for Best Middle Grade Novel for The False Prince, the first novel in the Ascendance Trilogy,[6] and the next year she won again in the same category for The Runaway King, its sequel.[6] The paperback reprint of The False Prince put her on the New York Times Bestseller List in March 2013.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "What is your middle name? What does the A stand for?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017. Anne. It was my grandmother's name.
  2. ↑ "I don't want to be disrespectful or anything (this is for an author study), but when and where were you born?". Goodreads. Goodreads Inc. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017. I was born in Utah on July 10, 1971.
  3. ↑ "Jennifer A. Nielsen's List of Books". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "About". Jennifer A. Nielson. 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Jennifer A. Nielsen's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Scholastic Inc. 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rappleye, Christine. And the winners of the 2013 Whitney Awards are ...", The Deseret News, May 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "March 31, 2013 THIS WEEK CHILDREN'S MIDDLE GRADE". New York Times. March 31, 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2015.


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