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Suzanne Collins biography

Suzanne Collins is an American author best known for writing The Hunger Games trilogy. She began her career in 1991 as a writer for children’s television, working on shows for Nickelodeon such as Clarissa Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and Little Bear. Collins later became the head writer for Clifford’s Puppy Days.

Her first book series, The Underland Chronicles, was published between 2003 and 2007. The series includes five novels: Gregor the Overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, and Gregor and the Code of Claw.

In 2008, Collins published The Hunger Games, the first book in a dystopian trilogy. The series continued with Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). The trilogy has been translated into more than 50 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. In 2020, Collins released a prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Collins has received several awards for her work, including the California Young Reader Medal and the Children’s Choice Book Awards Author of the Year. The Hunger Games was named a New York Times Notable Children’s Book of 2008 and an American Library Association Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults. The series has also been adapted into a successful film franchise.

In 2013, Time magazine named Suzanne Collins one of the most influential people in the world.