The Genius Herself: Suzanne Collins

Born: August 1962

Daddy’s Girl: A military child, her dad was a veteran and taught for the Army. She spent much of her time with him. He taught her how to hunt, because “having grown up during the Great Depression, [he]regarded hunting as a means of surviving” (Henthorne 13).

The War: Her father was deployed to Vietnam when she was only 8. Her mother tried “to shield her and her siblings from coverage of the war,” but Collins still saw news reports and heard talk (Henthorne 13). She was frightened.

Education: Bachelor of the Arts degrees in theater and telecommunications from Indiana University; Masters in dramatic writing from New York University

Early Career: Collins worked in many different positions before she truly began to write. She “worked as a local reporter for National Public Radio, as a country western DJ, and as a data entry programmer for a company that produces yearbooks” (Henthorne 15). She began to write for many television shows, including Clarissa Explains It All and Little Bear. Then, the novels began!

Current Life: Resting easy with a nice bank account in Sandy Hook, Connecticut—not far from New York City

Source: thehungergames.wikia.com

Source:

Alvey, J. (2012). Everdene and Everdeen: Allusions within Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games. Kentucky English Bulletin, 2(1), 69-71. Retrieved from http://navigator-clarion.passhe.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=84331009&site=eds-live&scope=site