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Nancy Werlin
Born (1961-10-29) October 29, 1961 (age 62)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University (BA)
Notable work

Nancy Werlin (born October 29, 1961, in Salem, Massachusetts)[1] is an American writer of young-adult novels.

Biography

Werlin was born October 29, 1961, in Salem, Massachusetts to Arnold and Elaine Werlin.[2] She received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale University in 1983.[2]

Werlin is Jewish.[2]

Awards and honors

Awards for Werlin's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1999 The Killer's Cousin Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel Winner
2001 Locked Inside Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel Finalist
2006 The Rules of Survival Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction Finalist [3]
2006 The Rules of Survival National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist [4]

Publications

References

  1. ^ Nancy Werlin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Werlin, Nancy 1961–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2006 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "National Book Awards 2006". National Book Foundation. Retrieved January 24, 2022.