Jane Yolen's Wizard's Hall

Jane Yolen (born February 11, 1939 in New York City) is an American author and editor of almost 300 books. These include folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She wrote the Nebula Award-winning Sister Emily's Lightship (short story) and "Lost Girls" (novelette), as well as Owl Moon and The Emperor and the Kite, Caldecott Medal winners, the Commander Toad series and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Authorship redirects here. ... Editing may also refer to audio editing or film editing. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Basic Characteristics There is some debate as to what constitutes childrens literature. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... Owl Moon (ISBN 0-399-21457-7) is a 1987 novel by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr. ... The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937. ...

Personal life

Yolen was born in New York City and raised in California, Virginia, New York and Connecticut. Her father was a journalist and publicist. She received her bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976. She was married to computer scientist David Stemple from 1962 until his death from cancer on March 22, 2006. She has three children: Heidi Stemple, Adam Stemple, and Jason Stemple, and several grandchildren. Yolen maintains homes in Hatfield, Massachusetts and in St Andrews, Scotland. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... “NY” redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Largest metro area Hartford Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[2] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... Smith College is a private, independent womens liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst or UMass) is a research and land-grant university in Amherst, USA. The University of Massachusetts Amherst offers over 90 undergraduate and 65 graduate areas of study. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adam Stemple, author, professional musician, and card player, is based in Minneapolis. ... Hatfield is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see St Andrews (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ...

Career

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Her many short stories can be found in books as diverse as Am I Blue?: Coming out from the Silence and White as Snow (The Fairy Tales Series). One example is "Memoirs of a Bottle Djinni" in Arabesques (edited by Susan Schwartz in 1988). Yolen also has a gift for the very short story, as evidenced by "Angelica" in 100 Great Fantasy Short-Short Stories. This latter anthology was edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Carr in 1985. Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920?[1] – April 6, 1992), IPA: , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов) was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... Martin H. Greenberg (born 1941) is a prolific American speculative fiction anthologist, not to be confused with anthologist Martin Greenberg (born 1918). ...

Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens, Favorite Folktales From Around the World, Xanadu and Xanadu 2 are among the works that she has edited.

Her writing also includes poetry. Many of her poems, like her books, have won awards. Some of her awards to date: the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. The Caldecott Medal was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in 1937. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction stories published in the United States during the two previous years. ... First awarded in 1975, the World Fantasy Awards are handed out annually at the World Fantasy Convention (WFC) to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy. ... The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given by the Mythopoeic Society to authors of outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas. ...

In the children's writing community, she is known for her pithy observations and her generosity toward beginning writers and illustrators. Yolen has also criticized the Harry Potter series. This is based on the startling similarities between Yolen's own book Wizard's Hall, published years before the first Harry Potter book. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ...

Bibliography

The Pit Dragon Trilogy

1. Dragon's Blood (1982)
2. Heart's Blood (1984)
3. A Sending of Dragons (1987)

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Various books

(she has over 280.)

• Trust a City Kid (1966)
• The Bird of Time (illustrated by Mercer Mayer) (1971)
• The Gift of Sarah Barker (1981)
• Children of the Wolf (1984)
• The Stone Silenus (1984)
• Sister Light, Sister Dark (1988)
• White Jenna (1989)
• The Dragon's Boy (1990)
• Sister Light, Sister Dark (1990, Nebula Award finalist)
• Greyling (1991, picture book)
• White Jenna (1991, Nebula Award finalist)
• Briar Rose (1992, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature)
• The Wizard's Hall (1991)
• The One Armed Queen (1998)
• Armageddon Summer (1998, with Bruce Coville, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers)
• Queen's Own Fool (2000, with Robert J. Harris)
• White as Snow (The Fairy Tales Series) (2001)
• Girl in a Cage (2002, with Robert J. Harris)
• Sword of the Rightful King (2003, ALA Best Books 2004, ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2004, ALA Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth 2004)
• Prince Across the Water (2004, with Robert J. Harris)
• The Young Merlin Trilogy: Passager, Hobby, and Merlin (2004)
• Pay the Piper: a rock and roll fairy tale (2005, with Adam Stemple)

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Novellas and some poems

• "ithmetic" (1988, novella, Nebula Award finalist; 1999, made into a movie starring Kirsten Dunst, Mimi Rogers and Brittany Murphy)
• "Tintagel Morning: Song" (1991, poem)
• "Angels Fly Because They Take Themselves Lightly" (1992, poem, Asimov's Readers' Poll)
• "Will" (1993, short Award)

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Short story anthologies edited by Jane Yolen

• Xanadu (1992, with Martin H. Greenberg)
• Xanadu 2 (1993, with Martin H. Greenberg)
• Xanadu 3 (1994, with Martin H. Greenberg)
• 2041: Twelve Short Stories About the Future by Top Science Fiction Writers (1994, with Connie Willis and Anne McCaffrey)
• Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens (2005, with Patrick Nielsen Hayden)

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Folklore collection edited by Jane Yolen

• Favorite Folktales From Around the World (winner of the World Fantasy Award)

Selected short stories

• "Boris Chernevsky's Hands" in Hecate's Cauldron (1982, edited by Susan Schwartz)
• "Angelica" in 100 Great Fantasy Short-Short Stories (1985, edited by Asimov, Greenberg and Carr)
• "The Ballad of the Quick Levars" in Liavek: The Players of Luck (1986, edited by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly)
• "Memoirs of a Bottle Djinni" in Arabesques (1988, edited by Susan Schwartz)
• "The True Tale of Count Dashif's Demise" in Liavek: Festival Week (1990, edited by Emma Bull and Will Shetterly)
• "Blood Sister" in Am I Blue?: Coming out from the Silence (1995, edited by Marion Dane Bauer)
• "Sister Emily's Lightship" in Starlight (1996, edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden)

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Notes and references

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External links

• Official Website
• Jane Yolen's online writing journal.
• Jane Yolen at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Bibliography on SciFan
• 2001 interview with Jane Yolen and a review of Briar Rose
• 2007 interview with Jane Yolen at Childrensbookradio
• Bio at Endicott Studio
• WorldCat Identities page for 'Yolen, Jane.'