The Author: Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins is a very gifted and talented children's author who has gained lots of popularity, especially after her work on The Huger Games trilogy. Collins was born in Hartford, CT in 1962, and went on later to graduate with a degree in Drama and Telecommunications from Indiana, University. She began her writing career in 1991, as she wrote for Nickelodeon with shows such as Clarissa Explains it All and Oswald. Collins than took a try at writing children's books with the 5-part, New York Times best selling novel series The Underland Chronicles. Then in 2008 Collins stardom truly began when she wrote The Hunger Games. The next year Collins wrote the second novel of the trilogy Catching Fire, and in the year after wrote the last book with Mockingjay. All three books became a major American and international hit, being one of the most sold books of all time. Because of the trilogy's great popularity the books are being transformed into movies, with The Hunger Games already being a blockbuster premiering earlier in 2012. With her amazing work, Suzanne Collins has won numerous awards, and has even been named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2010. I am truly excited to see what other masterpieces Suzanne Collins can write in the near future.

For more information visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Collins (Wikipedia)
http://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/index.htm (Suzanne Collins' Website)