Author Spotlight Cinda Williams Chima

Today, we’re spotlighting ya author Cinda Williams Chima!

 

cinda-williams-chimaCINDA’S NOVELS:

The Heir Chronicles

The Warrior Heir (2006)

The Wizard Heir (2007)

The Dragon Heir (2008)

The Enchanter Heir (2013)

The Sorcerer Heir (2014)

 

The Seven Realms

The Demon King (2009)

The Exiled Queen (2010)

The Gray Wolf Throne (2011)

The Crimson Crown (2012)

 

AWARDS AND HONORS:

THE WARRIOR HEIR

  • Named to Voya’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2005-2006,
  • A 2006 Booksense Summer Reading Pick
  • Named to the 2007-2008 Lone Star Reading List
  • Finalist for the 2006 Great Lakes Book Award.
  • Received a starred review in the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
  • Received and a “Perfect Ten” (5Q, 5P) in Voya.

 

THE WIZARD HEIR

  • Received a “Perfect Ten” from Voya
  • Appears on Voya’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2007.

 

THE DRAGON HEIR

  • Received a starred review in Kirkus
  • Named to Kirkus’s Best YA 2008 list
  • A VOYA Perfect Ten
  • USA Today, Indie Next, and NYT bestseller

 

THE SEVEN REALMS SERIES

  • THE DEMON KING received a starred review in the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, was a Voya Perfect Ten and was named to the 2009 Voya Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror List.
  • THE EXILED QUEEN received a starred review from Kirkus, was a Voya Perfect Ten, and a New York Times bestseller.

 

OTHER

  • Cinda received the 2008 Lit Award for Fiction from the Cleveland Lit
  • She was named a Cleveland Magazine Interesting Person 2009
  • She is an active member in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
  • She has been a workshop leader, panelist, and speaker at writing conferences, including the Northern Ohio SCBWI Conference, the Western Reserve Writers’ Conference, and the World Fantasy Convention.

 

Cinda’s newest novel, THE SORCERER HEIR, hit shelves on October 21st 2014.  Be sure to grab your copy at your favorite online and local retailers!

 

You can learn more about Cinda Williams Chima at her website www.CindaChima.com.  Or follow her on Twitter @CindaChima.

 

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