Jane Yolen

Novelist, Author

1939 –

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Who is Jane Yolen?

Jane Hyatt Yolen is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 280 books, of which the best known The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella. Her other works include the Nebula Award-winning short story Sister Emily's Lightship, the novelette Lost Girls, Owl Moon, The Emperor and the Kite, the Commander Toad series and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight. In 2012 she became the first woman to give the Andrew Lang lecture.

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Born
Feb 11, 1939
New York City
Also known as
  • Jane Hyatt Yolen
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Children
Ethnicity
  • Jewish American
Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • Smith College
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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on July 23, 2013

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