Jane Yolen

✓ Source-basedstable

American speculative fiction and children's writer

United States WritersLived 1939 to 2026 · aged 87

Compare

Fame51.9

MomentumNot measured

Languages20

In century#24,475

Jane Hyatt Yolen was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and children's books best known for The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 1

Awards 12

2022Sophie Brody Medal

2018World Fantasy Award for Best Collection

2017Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

2006Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

1999Nebula Award for Best Novelette

1998Nebula Award for Best Short Story

1998Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature

1993Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature

1992Regina Medal

1985Mythopoeic Fantasy Award

Nebula Award

Mythopoeic Awards

Connected to Jane 6

Caterina ScorsoneAlso in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

Liubomiras LaucevičiusAlso in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

Louise FletcherAlso in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

Daniel BrocklebankAlso in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

Mimi RogersAlso in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

Murray SchisgalAlso in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

About this person

Jane Hyatt Yolen was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and children's books best known for The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella. Her other works include the Nebula Award-winning short works "Sister Emily's Lightship" and "Lost Girls", Owl Moon, The Emperor and the Kite, and the Commander Toad series. She also worked as an editor and collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensively with Adam Stemple.

Country

United States