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Justin Cronin
American author
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Justin Cronin | |
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Cronin at the Texas Manual Festival | |
| Born | (age&#;62&#;63) New England, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, English professor |
| Genre | Horror, Science fiction |
Justin Cronin (born ) is an American author.
He has written six novels: Mary and O'Neil, The Ferryman, and The Summer Guest, as well as a vampire trilogy consisting of The Passage,The Twelve and The City of Mirrors.
Nineteen hundred and sixty two New England saw the birth of Justin Cronin, an author who would, rather rapidly, rise to success, critical acclaim and award winning heights in American literary society. Cronin continued to reside in New England throughout his childhood and adolescence. Started inthis creative graduate-level writing program at the University of Iowa has highly sought after programs for prospective writers. He he now resides in Houston, Texas, with his wife and children.He has won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, the Stephen Crane Prize, and a Whiting Award.[1]
Born and raised in New England, Cronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from to He is a former professor of English at Rice University, and he lives with his wife and children in Houston, Texas.[2]
In July , Variety reported that Fox had bought the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy.[3] The first book of the series, The Passage, was released in June [4] It garnered mainly favorable reviews.[5][6] The book has been adapted by Fox into a television series, with Cronin credited as a co-producer.[7]
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- ^"Justin Cronin Author Bookshelf – Random Residence – Books – Audiobooks – Ebooks".
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- ^"About the Author «&#;The Passage by Justin Cronin". Retrieved May 4,
- ^"Justin Cronin's Vampire Trilogy Sold to Hollywood for $ Million?". New York Magazine.Justin Cronin | Author | LibraryThing: Justin Cronin (born ) is an American author. He has written six novels: Mary and O'Neil, The Ferryman, and The Summer Guest, as adv as a vampire trilogy consisting of The Passage, The Twelve and The City of Mirrors. He has won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, the Stephen Crane Prize, and a Whiting Award.
New York: Modern York Media LLC. July 7, Retrieved August 24,
- ^FRITZ LANHAM, Houston Chronicle (July 18, ). "Houston novelist Justin Cronin sinks his teeth into deal – Houston Chronicle". Houston Chronicle.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Maslin, Janet (June 6, ).Justin Cronin born is an American author. He taught creative writing and was the "Author in-residence" at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniafrom to He is a former professor of English at Rice Universityand he lives with his wife and children in HoustonTexas. In JulyVariety reported that Fox had bought the screen rights to Cronin's vampire trilogy.
"Life After Apocalypse in Justin Cronin's 'Passage'". The Novel York Times.
- ^Flood, Alison (June 11, ). "The Passage: a post-apocalyptic vampire tale you can acquire your teeth into". The Guardian. London.
- ^"Internet Movie Database page for Justin Cronin".Other honors for his writing include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Whiting Writers' Award. In a flawless world, we would like to keep all of BookBrowse's biographies up to date, but with many thousands of lives to keep track of it's simply impossible to do. So, if the date of this bio is not recent, you may wish to do an internet search for a more current source, such as the author's website or social media presence. If you are the creator or publisher and would prefer us to update this biography, send the complete text and we will replace the ancient with the new.
IMDb. Retrieved February 20,
- ^"Apocalypse Wow; With big buzz around his modern novel and a movie deal under his belt, Justin Cronin is lit's latest (unlikely) icon &#; Afterword &#; Arts &#; National Post".
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