Tui T. Sutherland | |
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Born | Tui Tamara Sutherland July 31, 1978 Caracas, Venezuela |
Pen name | Heather Williams Erin Hunter (shared) Rob Kidd (shared) Tui T. Sutherland Tamara Summers |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Wings of Fire (novel series) |
Website | |
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Tui Tamara Sutherland (born July 31, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela) [1] is an American children's book author who has written more than 50 books under her own name and under several pen names. [2] In 2009, she appeared as a contestant on Jeopardy! , becoming a two-day champion and winning a grand total of $46,200. [3] Sutherland's books have sold over 15 million copies; she is best known for writing the Wings of Fire series of dragon fantasy novels.
Tui T. Sutherland was born on July 31, 1978 in Caracas. Her mother, who was from New Zealand, named her after the tui, a bird native to that country. [4] [5] Sutherland lived in Asuncion, Miami, and Santo Domingo for short periods before moving to New Jersey in high school. While in high school she began doing theater, mostly backstage work. [1] She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Williams College in 1998, writing her college thesis about Ophelia from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, [6] then earned a Master of Arts in Art History.
Sutherland abandoned ideas of a career in theater in favor of writing children's books after "she partook in creative writing courses over six months in New Zealand", [7] a decision she half-joked allowed her career path "to be more far stable and lucrative". [1]
Sutherland began her professional literary career as an editor in Brooklyn, New York, at Grosset & Dunlap, then at HarperCollins; she rose to initial notoriety after becoming a member of the Erin Hunter team alongside Victoria Holmes, Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry on the popular Warriors and Seekers series, from the perspective of cats and bears respectively. Her initial success during this time, coupled with what she learned about the inside workings of the publishing industry, helped her build the courage to publish books of her own and to eventually quit her position as an editor to write full-time. [7] She later moved to Watertown, Massachusetts.
Her first solo work, This Must Be Love (a retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream ), was published in 2004. Sutherland wrote books under her actual name (or an initialized variation) and under pseudonyms and pen names, including Tamara Summers, Heather Williams, and Rob Kidd, the latter of which was shared. [1]
After releasing the eighth and final installment in her dog-oriented Pet Trouble series, Sutherland pitched the editing team at Scholastic Inc. [8] about writing an epic fantasy series starring dragons as the heroes. With Amanda Maciel as her editor, the first Wings of Fire book was released on July 1, 2012, to generally positive critical reviews, as did subsequent entries; the series gradually amassed a substantial cult following [ citation needed ] and became an international bestseller.
Sutherland grew up sharing original ideas and exploring the classics with her younger sister Kari. She married her husband Adam in October 2007, and the two live in Watertown with their two sons. [3] [7]
Though she has generally refrained from revealing private details about her life in her frequent public events, Sutherland's religious background has been noted. Sutherland is known to borrow influences from a variety of religious traditions and backgrounds; she "attended a Baptist missionary school in Paraguay, studied Buddhism in college" and is raising her children with Judeo-Christian influences, having "married a wonderful Jewish man". Though she has woven philosophical and spiritual aspects from a variety of sources and traditions into her work, she has also said that "religion isn't something talked about as freely" in her daily life, instead hoping that her writing can open up discussions among readers and pose questions to contemplate in the freer, larger-than-life fantasy worlds she creates. [7] [9]
Sutherland has drawn inspiration from locations she has visited over the years, including the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand and the Amber Palace in India. [10]
A long-time fan of Jeopardy! , she named the sixth dog in the Pet Trouble series after it. In 2009, she was a two-day champion on the show, winning a total of $46,200 over three episodes; [3] [11] [12] the first two games she won by a fine margin, whereas she lost the latter game by not wagering enough money on the final clue; had she wagered everything, she would have won the game. [6]
Note: All books credited as Tui T. Sutherland unless otherwise stated.
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