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Suzanne Collins

スザン・コリンズ

Sazan Korinzu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1962-08-10 （Hartford, Connecticut）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Hartford, Connecticut → Brussels, Belgium → New York City → Sandy Hook, Newtown, Connecticut

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Television writer
Active Years
1991-2025
Influenced By
Lewis Carroll
Influenced
YA Dystopian Fiction Writers
Nominations
Andre Norton Award (Mockingjay)

Education

Alabama School of Fine Arts
Theater Arts / Theater
Degree: High School Diploma
Period: 1976-1980
Year of Graduation: 1980
Country: United States
Birmingham
Indiana University Bloomington
Theater and Telecommunications
Degree: BA
Period: 1981-1985
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: United States
Double major
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Dramatic Writing
Degree: MFA
Period: 1985-1989
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: United States

Awards

Cybils Award
2008
Work: The Hunger Games
Category: Speculative Fiction: Young Adult
Result: Won
Locus Award
2009
Work: The Hunger Games
Category: Young Adult Novel
Result: Nominated
Golden Duck Award
2009
Work: The Hunger Games
Category: Hal Clement Award
Result: Won
Christopher Award
2014
Work: Year of the Jungle
Category: Books for Young People
Result: Won
Authors Guild Award
2016
Category: Distinguished Service to the Literary Community
Organization: Authors Guild
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gregor the Overlander

2003 Fantasy

Boy Gregor falls into the Underland and embarks on adventures.

AdventureWarProphecy

The Hunger Games

2008 YA Dystopian SF 374 pages

A girl fights for survival in a dystopian annual televised death match.

SurvivalRebellionWar
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Hunger Games / Gary Ross (2012)

Catching Fire

2009 YA Dystopian SF 400 pages

The victor's second trial in the Hunger Games.

ResistanceAlliances
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Hunger Games: Catching Fire / Francis Lawrence (2013)

Mockingjay

2010 YA Dystopian SF 390 pages

The girl as symbol of rebellion in the final chapter.

RevolutionSacrifice
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1/Part 2 / Francis Lawrence (2014)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

2020 YA Dystopian SF 517 pages

Prequel focusing on young Coriolanus Snow.

PowerMorality
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes / Francis Lawrence (2023)

Bibliography

  • Gregor the Overlander (2003)
  • Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (2004)
  • Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (2005)
  • Gregor and the Marks of Secret (2006)
  • Gregor and the Code of Claw (2007)
  • The Hunger Games (2008)
  • Catching Fire (2009)
  • Mockingjay (2010)
  • When Charlie McButton Lost Power (2005)
  • Year of the Jungle (2013)
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020)
  • Sunrise on the Reaping (2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Action-packedSuspenseful narration
Recurring Motifs
Brutality of warSurvival strugglesCorruption of power

Legacy

World-famous YA author of The Hunger Games series, influential in dystopian literature.

In Popular Culture

  • Hunger Games film series blockbuster success

Trivia

  • Father was Air Force officer with war experience
  • War themes influenced by father