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Jane Yolen

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Author, Editor & Writer of Fantasy, Science Fiction & Children's Books

Jane Yolen

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Author, Editor & Writer of Fantasy, Science Fiction & Children's Books

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Jane Yolen Biography

Science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, children’s author, and poet Jane Yolen was born in New York City. She grew up in Hollywood, New York City, and Newport News, Virginia, and earned a BA at Smith College and an MA in education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Yolen’s stories use rhythm and rhyme in conjunction with elements of folklore and fantasy. In an article for the Huffington Post, she stated, “I write to satisfy the story or poem or piece of fascinating research that speaks to me. To rub a sore, to resonate with joy, to answer a question no one else has satisfactorily answered for me.”

Yolen is the author of more than 300 books, and her work has been translated into almost two dozen languages. Her poetry collection Radiation Sonnets: Love, in Sickness and in Health (2003) deals with her late husband’s battle with cancer. Her numerous books for young readers include the picture books Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, and the novella The Devil’s Arithmetic. Her nonfiction includes Take Joy: A Writer’s Guide to Loving the Craft (2006) and Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood (1981, expanded edition 2007). She has edited many anthologies, including Favorite Folktales from Around the World (1986).

Yolen has received the Daedelus Award and the Catholic Library Association’s Regina Medal, and her books have won two Caldecott Medals, two Nebula Awards from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, two Christopher Medals, and the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She has honorary doctorates from Smith College, Keene State College, and the College of Our Lady of the Elms.

The former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Yolen has served on the board of directors for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for more than 25 years. She divides her time between homes in Hatfield, Massachusetts, and Scotland.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/06/2024.

Jane Yolen Videos

  • A Kite for Moon, Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, Matt Phelan
    A Kite for Moon, written by New York Times bestselling author Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by award-winning artist Matt Phelan,...
  • Behind the Book - Jane Yolen
    Jane Yolen talks about her book "Mapping the Bones" and more!
  • The Infinite Dark: Jane Yolen Stories 3 Ravens Music
    Jane Yolen recites her poetry, 3 Ravens sets it to music. Selkies, mystical stories, haunting vocals. Learn more, get the CD on Indiegogo: ...

Jane Yolen Books

  • Briar Rose: A Novel of the Holocaust (Fairy Tales)
    Briar Rose: A Novel of the Holocaust (Fairy Tales)
  • A Kite for Moon
    A Kite for Moon
  • How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
    How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
  • Finding Baba Yaga
    Finding Baba Yaga
  • Fly With Me: A Celebration of Birds through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
    Fly With Me: A Celebration of Birds through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
  • Not One Damsel in Distress: Heroic Girls from World Folklore
    Not One Damsel in Distress: Heroic Girls from World Folklore

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