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Lisa Jenn Bigelow

Lisa Jenn Bigelow
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
GenreChildren's books and young adult fiction

Lisa Jenn Bigelow is an American writer of children's books and young adult fiction. Her middle-grade novel Hazel's Theory of Evolution won the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.[1][2][3]

Personal life

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Bigelow was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She currently lives near Chicago.[4] She can play piano, guitar, and harmonica.[5] Bigelow graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[6]

Career

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While she's not writing, Bigelow works as a youth librarian in the Chicago metropolitan area.[6]

Publications

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  • Starting from Here (September 2012)
  • Drum Roll, Please (June 2018)
  • Hazel’s Theory of Evolution (October 2019)
  • This Is Our Rainbow (October 2021)

Awards and honors

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Drum Roll, Please is a Junior Library Guild selection.[7]

Awards and honors for Bigelow's writing
Year Title Award/Honor Result Ref.
2019 Drum Roll, Please American Library Association Rainbow List Selection [8]
2020 Hazel’s Theory of Evolution Lambda Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Winner [1][2][3]
2020 Hazel’s Theory of Evolution American Library Association Rainbow List Selection [9]
2020 Hazel’s Theory of Evolution AudioFile Earphones Award Winner Winner [10]
2013 Starting from Here American Library Association Rainbow List Top 10 [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vanderhoof, Erin (2020-06-01). "EXCLUSIVE: The Winners of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Winners". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  3. ^ a b Aviles, Gwen (2020-06-01). "Lambda Literary announces 25 winning books for annual Lammy Awards". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. ^ kickbuttkidlit (2021-10-22). "KBKL Spotlight On This Is Our Rainbow: Lisa Jenn Bigelow". Kick-butt Kidlit. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. ^ "10 Rockin' Facts About Drum Roll, Please with Author Lisa Jenn Bigelow". YAYOMG!. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  6. ^ a b "About". lisa jenn bigelow. 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  7. ^ "Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  8. ^ peshling (2019-01-28). "The 2019 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  9. ^ Breitenbach, Kathleen (2020-02-05). "The 2020 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  10. ^ "HAZELS THEORY OF EVOLUTION by Lisa Jenn Bigelow Read by Kathleen McInerney | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  11. ^ lvs2read (2013-01-28). "2013 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 2022-02-16.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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