Lisa Mantchev is an American author of fantasy novels and short stories. She is best known for her Théâtre Illuminata series, a trilogy of young adult fantasy novels.
Lisa Mantchev | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Author of fantasy novels and short stories |
| Notable work | Théâtre Illuminata series |
Her book Eyes Like Stars, the first in the Théâtre Illuminata series, was nominated for the 2009 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.[1] It was also nominated for the 2010 Mythopoeic Award for Children’s Literature.[2] NPR selected the third book in the series, So Silver Bright, as one of 2011’s Top 5 YA Novels.[3]
Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine,[4] Weird Tales,[5] Strange Horizons,[6] and Faerie Magazine.[7]
Her most recent book, the children's picture book Strictly No Elephants, was published in October 2015. It was included in the CCBC Choices 2016 List[8] and is the recipient of an NCTE 2016 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Honorable Mention.[9]
Publications
edit- Eyes Like Stars, Feiwel & Friends, 2009
- Perchance to Dream, Feiwel & Friends, 2010
- So Silver Bright, Feiwel & Friends, 2011
- Ticker, Skyscape, 2014
- Lost Angeles (co-authored with A.L. Purol), Capriquarius Press, 2015
- Loose Canon (co-authored with A.L. Purol), Capriquarius Press, 2015
- Sugar Skulls (co-authored with Glenn Dallas), Skyscape, 2015
- Strictly No Elephants, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2015
- Sister Day, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2017
- Someday, Narwhal, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2017
- Jinx and the Doom Fight Crime, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2018
- Remarkables, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2019
- Perfectly Perfect Wish, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2020
References
edit- ^ "2009 Nebula Awards Final Ballot" Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" LOCUS Magazine.
- ^ “The Teens Are All Right: 2011's Top 5 YA Novels”, Marissa Meyer, NPR.org, December 19, 2011.
- ^ “Threads of Red and White”, Lisa Mantchev, Clarkesworld Magazine, November 2007.
- ^ "As Recorded on Brass Cylinders: Adagio for Two Dancers" Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, James L. Grant & Lisa Mantchev, Weird Tales #355 (Spring 2010).
- ^ “The Taste of Chicory at High Tide” Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Lisa Mantchev, Strange Horizons, 19 December 2005.
- ^ "Faerie Magazine Issue #33, Winter 2015, Print - Faerie Magazine". Faerie Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ "CCBC Choices 2016" (PDF). Cooperative Children's Book Center. University of Wisconsin, Madison. Retrieved Feb 6, 2016.
- ^ "2016 NCTE Children's Book Awards Announced". National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved Nov 21, 2015.
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