L. K. Madigan
L. K. Madigan was the pen name of Lisa Wolfson (1963-2011), American writer of young adult fiction. In a 2010 interview with The Oregonian, Wolfson said she used the name L. K. Madigan because she didn't want to scare off "that rare, elusive creature, the male reader."[1]
Biography
[edit]Wolfson was born in Portland, Oregon. When she was ten years old she moved to Los Angeles, California with her family. At the age of 28 Wolfson left her job working at Warner Bros. Records to move back to Portland.[2] While in Portland, Wolfson worked for 16 years for an investment management firm.[3]
Wolfson was married to Neil Wolfson for 22 years. She died on February 23, 2011, in Portland, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 47.[3]
Education
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Young adult
[edit]- Flash Burnout (2009)
- The Mermaid's Mirror (2010)[4]
- Project: Boy Next Door (2013)
Awards
[edit]- 2009: Chosen as a Flying Start author by Publishers Weekly.[5]
- 2010: Flast Burnout received The William C. Morris YA Debut Award.[6]
- 2010: Flast Burnout received an Earphone Award for the audiobook narrated by MacLeod Andrews.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Portland writer Lisa Wolfson, known as L.K. Madigan, dead of cancer". oregonlive.com The Oregonian. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Published: Feb. 23, 2011
- ^ "About Me". L. K. Madigan. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "L.K. Madigan (1963-2010)". Locus Online. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2023. Note: The article title is incorrect and should be: L.K. Madigan (1963-2011).
- ^ "The mermaid's mirror". WorldCat. OCLC.
- ^ "YA Author L.K. Madigan Dies at 47". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
she was chosen as a Flying Start author by Publishers Weekly in fall 2009
- ^ "2010 Morris Award". American Library Association. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "FLASH BURNOUT by L.K. Madigan, Read by MacLeod Andrews". AudioFile. AudioFile ® Publications, Inc. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
Earphones Award Winner
External links
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Categories:
- 1963 births
- 2011 deaths
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women writers
- American writers of young adult literature
- American fantasy writers
- American women novelists
- Novelists from Oregon
- Writers from Portland, Oregon
- William C. Morris Award winners
- American women writers of young adult literature