Marie Rutkoski

Marie Rutkoski is an American author of young adult fantasy novels.
* She was born in 1977 in Hinsdale, Illinois.
* She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in English.
* She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Harvard University.
* She is the author of the The Winner's Trilogy, The Forgotten Gods trilogy, and the The Hollow Heart.
* Her books have been translated into over 20 languages.
* She has won numerous awards for her writing, including the Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Award.
* She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two children.

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