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Sharon Shinn (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy, science fiction and romance. She has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers. Her works include the Shifting Circles Series, the Samaria Series, the Twelve Houses Series, and a rewriting of Jane Eyre, ''Jenna Starborn''. She works as a journalist in St. Louis, Missouri and is a graduate of Northwestern University. Shinn is a die-hard St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams fan and is also a big fan of the TV Show ''Lost''.〔http://www.sharonshinn.net/HTML/biography.html〕 She is a frequent attender of science-fiction/fantasy conventions. Her first Guest of Honor stint at a convention was ArmadilloCon 26. She was also the Guest of Honor at the convention Capricon 29. In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.〔(Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection ), Northern Illinois University〕 In Laurell K Hamilton's novel ''Obsidian Butterfly'' of her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, Anita Blake mentions that she reads Sharon Shinn's novels to help her deal with her phobia of flying. == Awards == * William L. Crawford Award (awarded by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for best first fantasy novel) (1996)〔(The Locus Index to SF Awards: William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award Winners By Year )〕 * Twice nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (1995, 1996) * ''Summers at Castle Auburn'' named to the ALA list of Best Books (2002).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/bestbooksya/annotations/2002bestbooks )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sharon Shinn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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