Sarah Rees Brennan | |
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| Born | September 21, 1983 Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Kingston University London |
| Period | 21st century |
| Genre | Young adult fantasy |
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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.
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 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] | ||
| World Science Fiction Society Award for Best Young Adult Book | Finalist | [20] [21] | ||
| 2019 | ALAn Rainbow List | Selection | [22] | |
| Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Nominee | |||
| Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature | Finalist | [23] |
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