Elizabeth J. Braswell
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Elizabeth J. Braswell,often known asLiz Braswell,is anEnglish-born American writer ofyoung adult fiction.She is best known for her NYTimes bestselling books in Disney's Twisted Tale series, along withThe Nine Lives of Chloe King,a series that was adapted as a2011 television show of the same name.[1]She is also known to publish work under the names Tracy Lynn and Celia Thompson.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Braswell was born inBirmingham,England, and she grew up in a small New England town.[3]
She graduated fromBrown Universitywith a degree inEgyptology.
Career[edit]
Before she changed professions and began writing novels, Braswell producedvideo gamesfor almost a decade, mostly atSimon & SchusterInteractive, where, among other credits, she served as executive producer forDarkened SkyeandFarscape: The Game.[4][5]
Braswell has written for Disney Press, particularly as one of the authors for itsTwisted Talesseries which are revisionist novels dealing "What If" stories in the Disney canon.
As of 2022, Braswell has a column with the Wall Street Journal, reviewing fantasy, science-fiction, and horror.
List of works[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Snow(2003) (as Tracy Lynn)
- RX(2005) (as Tracy Lynn)
- Stuffed(2019)
- Stuffed: Into Darkness(2021)
The Nine Lives of Chloe King[edit]
- The Fallen(2004) (as Celia Thomson)
- The Stolen(2004) (as Celia Thomson)
- The Chosen(2005) (as Celia Thomson)
The Big Empty[edit]
- The Big Empty(2004) (as J. B. Stephens)
- Paradise City(2004) (as J. B. Stephens)
- Desolation Angels(2005) (as J. B. Stephens)
- No Exit(2005) (as J. B. Stephens)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Original Adventures of Young Jack Sparrow[edit]
- The Coming Storm(2006) (as Rob Kidd)
- The Age of Bronze(2006) (as Rob Kidd)
- Silver(2007) (as Rob Kidd)
- City of Gold(2007) (as Rob Kidd)
- Dance of The Hours(2007) (as Rob Kidd)
Disney's Twisted Tales[edit]
- A Whole New World(2015)
- Once Upon a Dream(2016)
- As Old As Time(2016)
- Part of Your World(2018)
- Straight on Till Morning(2019)
- Unbirthday(2020)
- What Once Was Mine(2021)
Short fiction[edit]
- One of Us(2009) (as Tracy Lynn)
- The Bride(Amazing Stories)
Awards[edit]
Her bookThe Stolenwon ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers[6]and her bookThe Fallenwon ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and NYPL Books for the TeenAge.[7]
References[edit]
- ^Ausiello, Michael (16 September 2011)."ABC Family Renews Make It or Break It, Orders MoreLying Gameand CancelsChloe,Georgia".TV Line.RetrievedJuly 31,2012.
- ^"LIZ BRASWELL | HOME".liz-braswell.Retrieved2021-03-16.
- ^Official siteArchived2012-07-04 at theWayback Machine.
- ^"Elizabeth J. Braswell Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames".MobyGames.
- ^Official siteArchived2012-07-04 at theWayback Machine.
- ^"Publisher website — The Stolen".
- ^"Publisher website — The Fallen".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-30.Retrieved2012-04-22.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- InterviewbyThe Toronto Star
- Liz Braswellat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- Liz BraswellatLibrary of Congress,with 1 library catalog records (forthcoming August 2015)
- Tracy LynnandCelia Thomsonat LC Authorities, with 3 and 4 records
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- Living people
- American children's writers
- American fantasy writers
- Video game producers
- American women novelists
- Writers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English emigrants to the United States
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women children's writers
- American women writers of young adult literature
- American women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Brown University alumni
- 21st-century pseudonymous writers
- Pseudonymous women writers