Sarah Rees Brennan
Born (1983-09-21) September 21, 1983 (age 40)
Ireland
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
Alma materKingston University London
Period21st century
GenreYoung adult fantasy
Notable works
Website
sarahreesbrennan.com

Sarah Rees Brennan (born 21 September 1983)[1] is an Irish writer best known for young adult fantasy fiction. Her first novel, The Demon's Lexicon, was released June 2009 by Simon & Schuster.[2] Rees Brennan's books are bestsellers in the UK.

Life and career

Rees Brennan was born in Ireland. She obtained a Creative Writing MA from Kingston University in London[3] and worked as a librarian in Surrey, England[4] before moving to Dublin where she currently lives.

Rees Brennan has been writing since the age of five.[5] She has a blog on Livejournal which has over 4000 subscribers.[2]

She wrote her first novel, The Demon's Lexicon, while studying for her Creative Writing MA. The publishing house Simon & Schuster obtained a three-book contract deal with her which involved an undisclosed six-figure sum. Since then she has written and collaborated on many bestselling and award-nominated works including In Other Lands and her tie-in work with Netflix.

Rees Brennan is a cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2017.[6]

Awards and honors

Three of Brennan's books are Junior Library Guild books: Untold (2014),[7] Unmade (2014),[8] and In Other Lands (2017).[9]

The Demon's Lexicon received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Bulletin, and School Library Journal.[citation needed]

In 2017, The New York Times included In Other Lands on their list of the fall's best young adult fantasy novels.[10]

Awards for Brennan's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
The Demon's Lexicon Leeds Book Award Finalist [citation needed]
2009 Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative Finalist [11]
2010 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [12]
Carnegie Medal Longlist [citation needed]
2013 Unspoken ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection [13]
2014 Team Human Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection [14]
Unmade Andre Norton Award Finalist [8][15]
2017 In Other Lands Bisexual Book Award for Teen/Young Adult Fiction Winner [16]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Nominee [17]
2018 European Science Fiction Society Award for Best Work of Fiction Finalist [18]
Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book Finalist [19]
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Finalist [20][21]
2019 ALA Rainbow List Selection [22]
Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature Finalist [23]

Publications

Novels

Demon's Lexicon Trilogy

Lynburn Legacy

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

C.S. Pacat's Fence novelisations

Shadowhunters Universe

Fate: The Winx Saga

Other

Short fiction

References

  1. ^ "sarahtales - Profile". LiveJournal. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sarah's magic touch lands the writer a three-book deal". Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  3. ^ Sarah Rees Brennan Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine - After you Graduate, Kingston University London.
  4. ^ "Sarah Rees Brennan". Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  5. ^ [Back of first novel, Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon] [full citation needed]
  6. ^ Press Association (16 February 2020). "'People were complimenting my weight loss' Sarah Rees Brennan on battling cancer". Her.ie. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Unmade: The Lynburn Legacy, Book 3 by Sarah Rees Brennan". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ^ "In Other Lands: A Novel by Sarah Rees Brennan". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Who's a Hero? Who's a Villain? It's Anyone's Guess in This Fall's Best Y.A. Fantasy". The New York Times. 9 November 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2009 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  12. ^ "2010 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2014". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  15. ^ "2014 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus Online. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  16. ^ "2017 Bisexual Book Awards Winners". Locus Online. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  17. ^ "In Other Lands". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  18. ^ "2018 ESFS Awards Winners". Locus Online. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  19. ^ "2018 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  20. ^ "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  21. ^ "2018 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners". Locus Online. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  22. ^ "The 2019 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. American Library Association. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  23. ^ "2019 Mythopoeic Awards Winners". Locus Online. 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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