Sarah Rees Brennan

Sarah Rees Brennan
Born (1983-09-21) 21 September 1983
Ireland
Occupation Writer
Nationality Irish
Period 21st century
Genre Young-adult fantasy
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] Brennan's books are bestsellers in the UK.

Biography

Brennan was born in Ireland.She lived in New York after college. She obtained a Creative Writing MA and worked as a librarian in Surrey, England,[3] before moving to Dublin where she currently lives.

Brennan has been writing since the age of five.[4] She has a blog on Livejournal which has over 5000 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. The series is YA fantasy, focusing on two brothers, Nick and Alan Ryves, and is set in the urban landscape - London and Exeter - of contemporary England.

Novels

Demon's Lexicon trilogy
Lynburn Legacy
Other

Short fiction

Awards

The Demon's Lexicon

References

  1. Sarah Rees Brennan's livejournal profile
  2. 1 2 Sarah's magic touch lands the writer a three-book deal
  3. Sarah Rees Brennan
  4. [Back of first novel, Interview with Sarah Rees Brennan, author of The Demon's Lexicon]
  5. "2009 Cybils". Children's And Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards. Retrieved 2010-07-31.

External links

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