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American writer of children's books and young adult fiction
Lisa Jenn Bigelow
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
GenreChildren's books and young adult fiction

Lisa Jenn Bigelow is an American writer of children's books and young adult fiction. Her middle-grade novel Hazel's Theory of Evolution won the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.

Personal life

Bigelow was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She currently lives near Chicago. She can play piano, guitar, and harmonica. Bigelow graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Career

While she's not writing, Bigelow works as a youth librarian in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Publications

  • Starting from Here (September 2012)
  • Drum Roll, Please (June 2018)
  • Hazel’s Theory of Evolution (October 2019)
  • This Is Our Rainbow (October 2021)

Awards and honors

Drum Roll, Please is a Junior Library Guild selection.

Awards and honors for Bigelow's writing
Year Title Award/Honor Result Ref.
2019 Drum Roll, Please American Library Association Rainbow List Selection
2020 Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Winner
2020 Hazel’s Theory of Evolution American Library Association Rainbow List Selection
2020 Hazel’s Theory of Evolution AudioFile Earphones Award Winner Winner
2013 Starting from Here American Library Association Rainbow List Top 10

References

  1. ^ Vanderhoof, Erin (2020-06-01). "EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ "2020 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  3. ^ Aviles, Gwen (2020-06-01). "Lambda Literary announces 25 winning books for annual Lammy Awards". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. kickbuttkidlit (2021-10-22). "KBKL Spotlight On This Is Our Rainbow: Lisa Jenn Bigelow". Kick-butt Kidlit. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. "10 Rockin' Facts About Drum Roll, Please with Author Lisa Jenn Bigelow". YAYOMG!. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  6. ^ "About". lisa jenn bigelow. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  7. "Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  8. peshling (2019-01-28). "The 2019 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  9. Breitenbach, Kathleen (2020-02-05). "The 2020 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  10. "HAZELS THEORY OF EVOLUTION by Lisa Jenn Bigelow Read by Kathleen McInerney | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  11. lvs2read (2013-01-28). "2013 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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