The Hostage Prince (18 page)

JANE YOLEN
, called “the Hans Christian Andersen of America” (
Newsweek
) and the “Aesop of the Twentieth Century” (
The New York Times
), is the author of well over three hundred books, including
Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic,
and the
How Do Dinosaurs . . .
series. Her work ranges from rhymed picture books and baby board books through middle grade fiction, poetry collections, and nonfiction, and up to novels and story collections for young adults and adults. She has also written lyrics for folk-rock singers and groups, and several animated shorts. She's done voiceover work and talk radio. Her books and stories have won an assortment of awards—two Nebulas, a World Fantasy Award, a Caldecott Medal, the Golden Kite Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, two Christopher Medals, a nomination for the National Book Award, and the Jewish Book Award, among many others. She has been nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize. She is also the winner of the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Grand Master Award, the Catholic Library's Regina Medal, the Kerlan Medal from the University of Minnesota, the 2012 de Grummond Medal, and the Smith College Alumnae Medal. Six colleges and universities have given her honorary doctorates.

Also worthy of note, she lost her fencing foil in Grand Central Station on a date and fell overboard while white-water rafting in the Colorado River, and her Skylark Award—given by NESFA, the New England Science Fiction Association—set her good coat on fire. If you need to know more about her, visit her website at
www.janeyolen.com
.

ADAM STEMPLE
is an author, musician, web designer, maker of book trailers, and professional card player. He has published many short stories, and CDs and tapes of his music, as well as five fantasy novels—three for middle graders and two for adults. One of the middle grade novels,
Pay the Piper
(also written with Jane Yolen), won the 2006
Locus
Award for Best Young Adult Book. The
Locus
plaque sits on the shelf next to two Minnesota Music Awards and trophies from his Fall Poker Classic and All In Series wins. His solo adult novel,
Singer of Souls
, was described by Anne McCaffrey as, “One of the best first novels I have ever read.”

For musings, music downloads, code snippets, and writing advice, visit him at adamstemple.com.