1. Suzanne Collins
Author of
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire,
and Mockingjay
2. Biography
Suzanne Collins was born in 1962 in Connecticut.
She graduated from Indiana
University with degrees in Drama
and Telecommunivations.
3. Early Career
Suzanne Collins began her career in 1991 as a writer for
children’s telelvision shows. She worked for Nickelodian on
“Clarissa Explains It All,” “The Mystery Files With Shelby
Woo,” “Little Bear,” and “Oswald.”
Collins began her writing career in 2003 when she started
on “The Underland Chronicles,” which had a total of five
books.
4. Recent Career
In 2008, Collins wrote “The Hunger Games,” which quickly
became a best selling novel and was on the New York
Times Bestseller list for 60 weeks.
5. Recent Career
The sequel to “The Hunger Games,” “Catching Fire,” was re-
leased in 2009, and the third and final book, “Mockingjay,”
was released in 2010.
7. Awards
In 2010, Suzanne Collins was named one of Time Maga-
zines most influential people.
“The Hunger Games” has been a #1 New York Times Best-
seller, a Wall Street Journal Best Seller, and a Publishers
Weekly Bestseller.
8. Social Media
Suzanne Collins and her books are prevalent in the social
media world. Collins has a Facebook, and her books all
have fan pages on Facebook.
9. Social Media
The Hunger Games Trilogy has been a popular subject on
Twitter, and also has its own Twitter page.
10. Social Media
One of the reasons that The Hunger Games becamse so
popular was due to its integration in social media. The
books were often talked about on Facebook and Twitter,
which icreased interest.
