Nancy
Springer
Type
of books: Young adult and middle-grade novels. Mystery series based on
Sherlock Holmes’s younger sister, adventure-fantasy series about Robin
Hood’s daughter, literary fiction grounded in Arthurian mythos, many
others
Bio: A lifelong fiction writer, Nancy Springer has published over forty
novels, plus short stories and poetry, garnering numerous honors,
including two Edgar Allen Poe Awards from the Mystery Writers of
America, in 1996 for her children's novel LOOKING FOR JAMIE BRIDGER and
in 1995 for her young adult novel TOUGHING IT. Another notable young
adult title is I AM MORDRED, an Arthurian novel from the point of view
of Arthur's unacknowledged son. Published by Philomel Books, I AM
MORDRED received starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly,
was a Parents Magazine Parents Choice award, a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy
and Youth Editors Choice, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a New
York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Also, I AM MORDRED received
the Carolyn W. Field Award as best children's book by a Pennsylvania
Author in 1998. Its companion volume, I AM MORGAN LE FAY, is a Michael
Printz Award nominee.
Recent well-received Nancy Springer novels include OUTLAW PRINCESS,
from Philomel, the third of the five Rowan Hood volumes, which was
voted Best Adventure Book, Disney Adventures Magazine readers’ choice
awards, 2004; and BLOOD TRAIL, from Holiday House, about a teenage boy
coping with secret knowledge concerning a friend’s murder. Successful
with reluctant readers, this title was a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for
Middle School Readers, 2004, a PSLA YA Top Forty title, 2004, and an
IRA Young Adults’ Choice listee, 2005.
Just published, THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS has already received
starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist, which says, “Enola is a
high-spirited girl, just the right mix of nascent nineteenth-century
feminist and awkward teen, with a first-person voice that's fun to
hear.”
When not enjoying her writing, Springer can often be found fishing from
a rowboat, or volunteering at the community center in East Berlin, PA.,
where she lives.
Publishing credits: too numerous to list. Recent bibliography as
follows:
THE CASE OF THE BIZARRE BOUQUETS: AN ENOLA HOLMES MYSTERY, Philomel,
forthcoming, 2008
THE CASE OF THE LEFT-HANDED LADY: AN ENOLA HOLMES MYSTERY, Philomel,
forthcoming, Spring 2007.
THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS: AN ENOLA HOLMES MYSTERY, Philomel,
Spring 2006.
ROWAN HOOD RETURNS, Philomel, Spring 2005. .
WILD BOY: A TALE OF ROWAN HOOD, Philomel, Spring 2004.
OUTLAW PRINCESS: A TALE OF ROWAN HOOD, Philomel, Fall 2003. Puffin
paperback 2005. Scholastic Book Club edition 2005.
BLOOD TRAIL, Holiday House, April 2003. Recorded Book 2004.
LIONCLAW: A TALE OF ROWAN HOOD, Philomel, Fall 2002.
SEPARATE SISTERS, Holiday House, Fall, 2001
ROWAN HOOD, OUTLAW GIRL OF SHERWOOD FOREST, Philomel, May 2001
Scholastic Book Club paperback April 2002. Puffin paperback Sept 2002.
Pennsylvania Young Readers Master Choice List 2003.
Contact Information:
nancywrote@blazenet.net