Biography
Susan Mary Cooper is an English author of children's books. She is best known for The Dark Is Rising, a contemporary fantasy series set in England and Wales, which incorporates British mythology such as the Arthurian legends and Welsh folk heroes. For that work, in 2012 she won the lifetime Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association, recognizing her contribution to writing for teens. In the 1970s two of the five novels were named the year's best English-language book with an "authentic Welsh background" by the Welsh Books Council. In 2024, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her the 40th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in recognition of her significant contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy.
Works
Mrs Elizabeth Barry
Mrs Elizabeth Barry
2021
D. R. E. A. M. Catchers
D. R. E. A. M. Catchers
2012
Behind the golden curtain
Behind the golden curtain
1966
Gynecologic Dermatology
Gynecologic Dermatology
Acting Out
Acting Out
Renal Diet Recipe Book for Beginners : Over 150 Healthy, Flavorful, and Easy-To-follow Ideas for You
Renal Diet Recipe Book for Beginners : Over 150 Healthy, Flavorful, and Easy-To-follow Ideas for You
Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3
Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3
Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work
Participatory Evaluation in Youth and Community Work
Our LITTLE Secret
Our LITTLE Secret
Lost Echoes Found
Lost Echoes Found
Beat-Up Dusties
Beat-Up Dusties
Sirtfood Diet : 3 Books in 1
Sirtfood Diet : 3 Books in 1
ATHEANA User's Guide Final Report
ATHEANA User's Guide Final Report
Female Suffrage
Female Suffrage
Renal Diet Cookbook for Beginners : 2 Books in 1
Renal Diet Cookbook for Beginners : 2 Books in 1
Pig Named Bacon
Pig Named Bacon
Textile Touch
Textile Touch
Lessons from an Ordinary Life
Lessons from an Ordinary Life
Rural Hours
Rural Hours
It Ain't Rocket Science a Common-Sense Guide to Making IT Projects Work
It Ain't Rocket Science a Common-Sense Guide to Making IT Projects Work
How to Take Charge of Your Health
How to Take Charge of Your Health
Seed Fear
Seed Fear
Me-ʻal la-yam, mi-taḥat la-even
Me-ʻal la-yam, mi-taḥat la-even
Greenwitch
Greenwitch