Sarah Addison Allen
{{Short description|American author}}
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| pseudonym = Katie Gallagher
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| birth_place = Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
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| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Asheville{{cite web|title=#261 University of North Carolina, Asheville|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/94/colleges-09_University-of-North-Carolina-Asheville_94483.html|work=Forbes|accessdate=3 November 2013}}
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| genre = Fiction, Romance, Magical Realism
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| notableworks = Garden Spells
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| awards =* 2008 SIBA Book Award for fiction
- Best Women's Fiction of 2007 by the American Library Association's Reading List.
- 2008 RT Reviewers Choice Award for Women's Fiction
- 2015 Goodman Endowed Artist
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Sarah Addison Allen (also known by the pen name Katie Gallagher) is an American and New York Times bestselling author.{{cite web|title=Reviews for Addison Allen's books|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/author/sarah-addison-allen|publisher=RT Book Reviews|accessdate=3 November 2013}}
Biography
Born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, Allen attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville and graduated with a degree in literature.{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Alli|title=Book Report: The Girl Who Chased the Moon|url=http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2010/book_report_the_girl_who_chased_the_moon|publisher=Mountain Express|accessdate=3 November 2013}}
After graduation, her big break occurred in 2007 with the publication of her first mainstream novel, Garden Spells, a modern-day fairy tale about an enchanted apple tree and the family of North Carolina women who tend it. Booklist called Sarah's accomplished debut "spellbindingly charming." The novel became a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection and a New York Times Bestseller.
After publishing four bestselling books in five years, Allen took a break from writing when she was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer in early 2011 at age 39.{{cite web|last=Addison Allen|first=Sarah|title=October 2011|url=http://www.sarahaddisonallen.com/news.html|publisher=Sarah Addison Allen|accessdate=3 November 2013}} She is now in remission and returned to writing with her 2014 bestseller, Lost Lake. In 2015, she revisited the setting of her first book with First Frost, which continues the story of the Waverly sisters from Garden Spells.
When asked about her writing process, she said, "I start with a loose storyline, then see where it goes."{{Cite news|url=http://writerunboxed.com/2009/01/09/interview-sarah-addison-allen-part-1/|title=Interview: Sarah Addison Allen, Part 1|date=2009-01-09|newspaper=Writer Unboxed|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-28}} Her books have been translated into 30 languages and sold nearly 2 million copies.
Awards
Allen has won numerous awards for her work including; 2008 SIBA Book Award for fiction for her novel Garden Spells, Best Women's Fiction of 2007 by the American Library Association's Reading List, 2008 RT Reviewers Choice Award for Women's Fiction for her novel The Sugar Queen,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fictiondb.com/author/sarah-addison-allen~book-awards~58499.htm|title=AWARD-WINNING BOOKS BY SARAH ADDISON ALLEN|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=28 October 2016}} and the Department of Literature at UNC Asheville named Addison the 2015 Goodman Endowed Artist.{{Cite web|url=http://news.unca.edu/features/sarah-addison-allen-returns|title=Alumna and Bestselling Author Sarah Addison Allen Returns to UNC Asheville {{!}} News Center|website=news.unca.edu|access-date=2016-10-28}}
Bibliography
- Garden Spells (2007){{cite news|last=White|first=Diane|title=Don't sit under that apple tree|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/11/11/dont_sit_under_that_apple_tree/|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=November 11, 2007}}{{cite news|title=DEBUT NOVEL IS EASY, CHARMING READ|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11B93B1584B9F9E8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Charlotte Observer|date=September 9, 2007}}{{cite news|last=Steelman|first=Ben|title=A Magical Tale of Flirting and Flora|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N7kmAAAAIBAJ&pg=2598,599206&dq=sarah-addison-allen&hl=en|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Star-News|date=Sep 2, 2007}}{{cite news|title=Get to know characters|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/443297724|access-date=3 November 2013|newspaper=The Daily News Journal|date=Jul 25, 2008}}{{cite news|title=Allen stirs up a bewitching brew|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GB&p_theme=gb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11BE4FD115F300D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Greensboro News & Record|date=September 23, 2007}}
- The Sugar Queen (2008){{cite news|last=Stein|first=Tammar|title=Review: In Sarah Addison Allen's 'Sugar Queen,' magical thinking sets a life free|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/books/review-in-sarah-addison-allens-sugar-queen-magical-thinking-sets-a-life/616262|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024512/http://www.tampabay.com/features/books/review-in-sarah-addison-allens-sugar-queen-magical-thinking-sets-a-life/616262|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|date=June 14, 2008}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Allyssa|title=The Sugar Queen (review)|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20200553,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421211815/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20200553,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2009|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=3 November 2013}}{{cite news|last=WADDELL|first=EALISH|title=The Sugar Queen (review)|url=http://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/news/2008-06-11/arts_ent/059.html|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=Florida Weekly|date=2008-06-11}}
- The Girl Who Chased the Moon (2010){{cite news|last=Foster|first=Mary|title=Review: 'Chased the Moon' offers light reading|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/14/review-chased-the-moon-offers-light-reading/|accessdate=3 November 2013|newspaper=UT San Diego|date=March 14, 2010}}
- The Peach Keeper (2011)
- Lost Lake (2014){{cite web|last=HOFFERT|first=BARBARA|title=Barbara's Fiction Picks, Feb. 204|url=http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/08/prepub/picks/barbaras-fiction-picks-feb-204-pt-1-sarah-addison-allen-isabel-allende-wiley-cash-joyce-carol-oates/|publisher=Library Journal|accessdate=3 November 2013}}
- First Frost (2015)
- Other Birds (2022)
=As Katie Gallagher=
- Tried and True (2003)
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.sarahaddisonallen.com/}}
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Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:Writers from Asheville, North Carolina
Category:University of North Carolina at Asheville alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:Novelists from North Carolina