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Hunger Games Author Suzanne Collins Included on Forbes’ 10 Rising Stars To Watch
According to Forbes.com, Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins has a good chance of making next year’s list of Forbes’ Celebrity 100.
There are more than 36 million copies of her Hunger Games trilogy in print and the film based on the first book has earned $620 million at the global box office. Collins will get a tiny slice of the profit from the film but it could be enough to land her on our list.
Hunger Games Author Suzanne Collins Named One of The ‘Most Powerful Moms’ of 2012
WorkingMother.com named Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins this year’s one of the Most Powerful Moms.
Suzanne Collins
Most Powerful Mom: Children’s Literature Star
Author
Children: Son, 17, Daughter, 12
Suzanne Collins seems ubiquitous these days, with the kid-lit mantle proverbially passed to her by J.K. Rowling. Her bestselling book series, The Hunger Games trilogy, is still breaking records; and now there’s a blockbuster movie inspired by the first book—with more to come. Collins began her career working for children’s television, ultimately becoming the head writer for the PBS show Clifford’s Puppy Days. She also wrote children’s books including The Underland Chronicles and When Charlie McButton Lost Power.
Meet Hunger Games Author Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins is featured on The Guardian. Read more about The Hunger Games author below:
There are many bestselling children’s authors but only rarely do any come along who break through into the universal cultural consciousness. CS Lewis did it, as did Roald Dahl and JK Rowling. Now along comes Suzanne Collins, a 49-year-old from Connecticut, in the US, with The Hunger Games trilogy.
Video: Meet the Woman Who Created ‘The Hunger Games’
So, how did Suzanne Collins came up with the idea of ‘The Hunger Games?’
“I was flipping through images of reality television, there were these young people competing for a million dollars … and I saw images of the Iraq War,” Collins said in a video from her publisher, Scholastic. “Two things began to sort of fuse together in a very unsettling way, and there is really the moment when I got the idea for Katniss’ story.”
source: ABC NEWS
Suzanne Collins is Happy With How The Hunger Games Film Turned Out
Breaking news! A message from Suzanne Collins…
Dear Readers,
I’ve just had the opportunity to see the finished film of The Hunger Games. I’m really happy with how it turned out. I feel like the book and the film are individual yet complementary pieces that enhance one another. The film opens up the world beyond Katniss’ point of view, allowing the audience access to the happenings of places like the Hunger Games control room and President Snow’s rose garden, thereby adding a new dimension to the story.
Director Gary Ross has created an adaptation that is faithful in both narrative and theme, but he’s also brought a rich and powerful vision of Panem, its brutality and excesses, to the film as well. His world building’s fantastic, whether it be the Seam or the Capitol. It’s amazing to see things that are suggested in the book fully developed and so brilliantly realized through the artistry of the designers.
And, my God, the actors. The cast, led by the extraordinary Jennifer Lawrence, is absolutely wonderful across the board. It’s such a pleasure to see how they’ve embodied the characters and brought them to life.
So I’d like to sincerely thank all the many people who devoted their time and talents to the film, especially producers Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, and the excellent teams at Color Force, Larger Than Life, and Lionsgate.
I hope you enjoy the film!
Suzanne Collins
source: Hunger Games Official Page
