S. E. Hinton Writer

Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders, which she wrote during high school. In 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Hinton Susan Eloise
Birth dateJuly 22, 1948
Birth nameSusan Eloise Hinton
Birth place
Oklahoma , Tulsa Oklahoma

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Writer

Career start1967
genre
Children's literature
Screenplay
Young-adult fiction

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External resources

  1. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/H/HI013.html
  2. http://lccn.loc.gov/n79063871
  3. http://www.nypress.com/article-10204-staying-golden.html
  4. http://www.randomhouse.com/teens/authors/author.pperl?authorid=13074
  5. http://www.sehinton.com
  6. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/05/hintonqanda200705