Todd Mitchell | |
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Born | January 8, 1974 |
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy |
Alma mater | Oberlin College |
Period | 2007–present |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | The Last Panther |
Todd Mitchell (born January 8, 1974[1]) is an American author of young adult, middle grade fiction and graphic novels.[2] Mitchell is also an assistant professor and director of creative writing pedagogy at Colorado State University.
Mitchell works as an assistant professor of creative writing pedagogy at Colorado State University,[3] where he also serves as the Director of the Beginning Creative Writing Teaching Program.[4][5][6] He published his first novel, The Traitor King, in 2007 through Scholastic; Mitchell would later re-release the novel in 2012 via self-publishing. Mitchell published The Last Panther through Yearling in 2017. The novel is set in an apocalyptic Florida and deals with environmental issues including climate change.[7]
In 2011 Mitchell published the story "The Guardian" in the graphic novel anthology A Flight of Angels and in 2017, began independently publishing the graphic series Broken Saviors.[8]
In 2019 film and television rights for his then as of yet unpublished book The Naming Girl were optioned by Good Neighbors Media, with Jennifer Phang named as director.[5]