Nancy Werlin
American writer of young-adult novels (born 1961)
- Double Helix
- The Rules of Survival
Nancy Werlin (born October 29, 1961, in Salem, Massachusetts)[1] is an American writer of young-adult novels.
Biography
Werlin was born October 29, 1961, in Salem, Massachusetts to Arnold and Elaine Werlin.[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale University in 1983.[2]
Werlin is Jewish.[2]
Awards and honors
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Killer's Cousin | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Winner | |
| 2001 | Locked Inside | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Finalist | |
| 2006 | The Rules of Survival | Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction | Finalist | [3] |
| 2006 | The Rules of Survival | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Finalist | [4] |
Publications
- Are You Alone on Purpose? (1994)
- The Killer's Cousin (1998)
- Locked Inside (2000)
- Black Mirror (2001)
- Double Helix (2004)
- The Rules of Survival (2006)
- Impossible (2008)
- Extraordinary (2010)
- Unthinkable (2013) – sequel to Impossible
- And Then There Were Four (2017)
- Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good (2021)
- Healer and Witch (2022)
References
- ^ Nancy Werlin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ a b c "Werlin, Nancy 1961–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "2006 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "National Book Awards 2006". National Book Foundation. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Nancy Werlin.
Children's literature portal
Speculative fiction portal
- Official website
- Interview by Cynthia Leitich Smith (2001)
- Update interview by Cynthia Leitich Smith (July 2006)
- Q&A With Nancy Werlin by Kit Alderdice, Publishers Weekly, September 11, 2008
- Nancy Werlin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Nancy Werlin at Library of Congress, with 11 library catalog records
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