Alan Gratz
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Alan Michael Gratz is the author of three novels for young adults. Gratz currently lives in western North Carolina
.
's degree in Creative Writing
and a Master's degree
in English Education, both from the University of Tennessee
, Knoxville.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
Published works
- Samurai Shortstop (Dial BooksPenguin GroupThe Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations...
, 2006) - Something RottenSomething Rotten (novel)This article is about the novel by Alan Gratz. For the Thursday Next series novel by Jasper Fforde, see Something Rotten.Something Rotten is the first novel of the Horatio Wilkes mystery series by Alan Gratz...
(Dial Books, 2007) - Something Wicked (Dial Books, 2008)
Produced Plays
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (adapted from the short story by Washington IrvingThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820...
, Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004) - Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
- Young Hickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
- The Gift of the Magi (adapted from the short story by O. HenryThe Gift of the Magi"The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry , about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money...
, Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999) - Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
- Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
Other Writing Credits
- Episodes of the A&E NetworkA&E NetworkThe A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
show City ConfidentialCity ConfidentialCity Confidential is an American documentary television show, transmitted on the A&E Network, which singled out a community during each episode and investigated a crime that had occurred there. Rather than being a straighforward procedural, the installments began by focusing on the history and...
- Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004)
- Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004)
- Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004)
- Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005)
Grants and Awards
- Finalist, 2002 Marguerite deAngeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
- Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly ColenKimberly ColenKimberly Colen was a children's book author for the Scholastic book company. She wrote many books, including My Hanukkah Book, My Birthday Book, and Our Class Memory Album. She also edited the frequent graduation gift Hold Fast Your Dreams, a collection of twenty commencement speeches...
Memorial Grant from SCBWI
Education
Gratz holds a BachelorBachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...
's degree in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
and a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in English Education, both from the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, Knoxville.