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Megan Whalen Turner
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Turner, Megan Whalen 1965–
PERSONAL:
Born November 21, 1965, in Fort Sill, OK; daughter of Donald Peyton (in the U.S. military) and Nora Courtenay (Green) Whalen; married Mark Bernard Turner (a professor of English), June 20, 1987; children: John Whalen, Donald Peyton. Education:University of Chicago, B.A. (with honors), 1987. Hobbies and other interests: Cooking, traveling.
ADDRESSES:
E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Writer. Harper Court Bookstore, Chicago, IL, children's book buyer, 1988-89; Bick's Books, Washington, DC, children's book buyer, 1991-92.
MEMBER:
Authors Guild.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children Book Award master listee, 1996-97, for Instead of Three Wishes; Newbery Honor Book Award, Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults designations, American Library Association, Young Adult Library Services Association Best Books for Young Adults designation, New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age selection, and Horn Book Fanfare listee, all 1997, all for The Thief; Parents' Choice Fiction Gold Award, 2000, and Coopera
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Biography
I am the author of short stories, books, and novels for children, teenagers, and adults. I have won the LA Times Book Award and been awarded both a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor and a Newbery Honor. I won a Mythopoeic Award, was shortlisted twice for the Andre Norton Award, and spent one glorious week on the New York Times bestseller list.
I have never won a Guggenheim, but I am deeply (deeply!) indebted to the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. They made my husband, Mark Turner, a Guggeneheim fellow and while he was on sabbatical, I also had a year off to write my first book, a collection of short stories called Instead of Three Wishes.
I don’t like to post a lot of information about myself, and I’d rather that you didn't either, but if you have any questions please feel free to ask me. My e-mail address is under Contact. If you want me to explain something in the books, I have to apologize for being the most uncooperative author ever. As much as I love hearing from my readers, and I really do love it, I never want to say something that will int
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