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Holly Black

American children's fiction writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1971 · age 55

Holly Black is an American writer and editor best known for her children's and young adult fiction. Her most recent work is the New York Times bestselling young adult Folk of the Air series.

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2022Dragon Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2014Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's LiteratureAward2006Andre Norton AwardAward1971Born10 November 1971

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Awards

Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel2022
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature2014
Andre Norton Award2006

About this person

She is also well known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and her debut trilogy of young adult novels officially called the Modern Faerie Tales. Black has won a Nebula Award and a Newbery Honor. The Spiderwick Chronicles was adapted into a 2008 film and into a 2023 television series, for which Black received a nomination for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Young Teen Series.

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United States
Category
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Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 55

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