Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins has had a successful and prolific career writing for children's television. For preschool viewers, she penned multiple stories for the Emmy-nominated Little Bear and Oswald. She has worked on several Nickelodeon shows, including the Emmy-nominated hit Clarissa Explains it All and The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo. She received a Writer's Guild of America nomination for co-writing the critically acclaimed Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Santa, Baby! and most recently she was the head writer for Clifford’s Puppy Days.

Suzanne made her mark in children's literature with the New York Times–bestselling Underland Chronicles, which started with the acclaimed book Gregor the Overlander. In The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins continues to explore the effect of violence on those coming of age. She was inspired to write The Hunger Games when an idea formed whilst she flicked between television channels broadcasting real war coverage and reality television programmes.

Film rights for The Hunger Games have been acquired by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company - and Lionsgate has obtained worldwide film distribution rights. Suzanne is currently working on the screenplay.

Suzanne lives with her family in Connecticut.

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Featured Books, with extracts by Suzanne Collins

Gregor and the Marks of Secret
Suzanne Collins
Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins - the author of the blockbusting Hunger Games – is the story of a perilous fantasy adventure for young Gregor and his talkative little sister Boots, in their bid to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Hunger Games (Film Tie-In Edition)
Suzanne Collins
The astonishing bestseller is now a fantastic movie. Here is the original novel with new movie artwork on the cover. The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. In a dark vision of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge...This thrilling final instalment of this ground-breaking trilogy promises...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 25/08/2010
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Gregor the Overlander
Suzanne Collins
The first of the Underland Chronicles. When eleven-year-old Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats and giant cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/08/2010
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The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
Hot on the heals of the adrenaline rush that was Hunger Games comes the equally excellent and relentles sequel Catching Fire. Katniss's hopes of an easy life after she was top dog in the leathal game show are...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2009
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Jacqueline Wilson, February 2012 Guest Editor: "I don't usually go for blockbuster dystopian stories - but this trilogy is imaginatively conceived and well written and a genuine page-turner. Sixteen year old Katniss takes part in a terrifying annual televised game where teenagers fight...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2009
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Suzanne Collins
Books in the Underland Chronicles series: Gregor the Overlander: Book One  Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane: Book Two Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods: Book Three Gregor and the Marks of Secret: Book Four Gregor and the Code of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2011
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Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods
Suzanne Collins
In Book Three, Gregor must summon all his power to end the biological warfare that threatens the fate of every warmblooded creature. Books in the Underland Chronicles series: Gregor the Overlander: Book One  Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane: Book Two
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2011
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