S. E. Hinton

S. E. Hinton
BornSusan Eloise Hinton
(1948-07-22) July 22, 1948 (age 76)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1967–present
GenreYoung-adult novels, children's books, screenplays[1][2]
Notable awardsMargaret Edwards Award
1988
Website
www.sehinton.com

Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school.[a] Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre.[4][5]

In 1988, she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens.[6][b]

  1. ^ S.E. Hinton at IMDb.
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  4. ^ Michaud, Jon (October 14, 2014). "S. E. Hinton and the Y.A. Debate". The New Yorker.
  5. ^ Grady, Constance (January 26, 2017). "The Outsiders reinvented young adult fiction. Harry Potter made it inescapable". Vox.
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