Kendare Blake
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Born | Seoul, South Korea |
Language | English |
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Kendare Blake is a contemporary author of Young Adult novels. Her works include Anna Dressed in Blood, Antigoddess and Three Dark Crowns.
Her books stretch over a variety of genres, including horror, fantasy and contemporary fiction. Several of her works have been listed on the New York Times' Best Seller's List.
Her Anna Dressed in Blood duology and Goddess Wars trilogy were originally published in English by Tor Teen, while the Three Dark Crowns series is being published by Harper Teen.
Early Life
Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Kendare Blake was raised in Cambridge, Minnesota by adoptive parents.[1]
She is an alumna of both Ithaca College (in New York)[2]and Middlesex University in London. It was at the latter where she received her Master of Arts Degree in Creative Writing. [3]
Bibliography
The Anna Duology
Anna Dressed In Blood (2011)
Girl of Nightmares (2012)
Goddess Wars
Antigoddess (2013)
Mortal Gods (2014)
When Gods and Vampires Roamed Miami (Prequel Novella) (2014)
Ungodly (2015)
The Dogs of Athens (Prequel Novella) (2015)
Three Dark Crowns Series
Three Dark Crowns (2016)
One Dark Throne (2017)
The Young Queens (Prequel Novella) (2017)
The Oracle Queen (Prequel Novella) (April, 2018)
Queens of Fennbrin (Combining The Young Queens and The Oracle Queen)
Two Dark Reigns (September 4, 2018)
Other Works
Sleepwalk Society (2011)
Slasher Girls & Monster Boys (Anthology) (2015) - On the I-5 (Short Story)
Violent Ends (Anthology) (2015) - Burning Effigies (Short Story) (2015)
His Hideous Heart (Anthology ) (2018)
Other Media
In 2016, Twilight author Stephenie Meyer purchased the rights to turn Anna Dressed in Blood into a feature film through her production company Fickle Fish Films.[4] In May of that same year, it was announced that Maddie Hasson and Cameron Monaghan had been cast in the roles of Anna and Cass Lowood, respectively.[5] At that time, Trish Sie was named as the director, though later she was replaced by Amanda Row.[6]
Awards and Honors
Anna Dressed In Blood
- Cybils Award Nominee (2011)
- Kirkus "Best Teen Books of the Year" (2011)[7]
- Top 5 Novels of the Year - National Public Radio (2011)[8]
- Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014)[9]
- Lincoln Award Nominee (2015)[10]
References
- ↑ "Kendare Blake". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ↑ "Kendare Blake". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ↑ "Kendare Blake | Wolf Literary Services". wolflit.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2016-05-03). "'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Adapting YA Book Franchise 'Anna Dressed in Blood'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2016-05-03). "Maddie Hasson & Cameron Monaghan Join Stephenie Meyer's 'Anna Dressed In Blood' – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
- ↑ Anna Dressed in Blood, retrieved 2018-01-13
- ↑ "2011 Best Books for Teens: The Complete List (pg. 28) | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ↑ "The Teens Are All Right: 2011's Top 5 YA Novels". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ↑ "2013-2014 Gateway Award Final Nominees - Missouri Association of School Librarians". www.maslonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
- ↑ "2015 Abraham Lincoln Award Nominees" (PDF).