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Cindy Lin
BornLos Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (Bachelor's Degree 1992) Columbia University (Master's in Journalism 1998)
GenreFantasy
Notable worksThe Twelve, Creatures of the In Between
Spouse

Cindy Lin is a Taiwanese-American children's writer. She has written three novels -- two in The Twelve series, plus Creatures of the In Between.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit]

Lin was born in East LA, California, to parents of Taiwanese descent.[3].

Career[edit]

After attaining degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University [4], Cindy Lin worked as a journalist, acting as a producer for Nippon News, ABC, and Channel One for a total of 14 years before working at Sony Pictures Entertainment as a Product Manager for four years, where she wrote and produced many multimedia news features for children, including one that was awarded with a Peabody Award[5][6]

In 2019, HarperCollins published Cindy Lin's debut novel, The Twelve. A sequel and conclusion to the duology, Treasures of the Twelve, was published in 2020. Creatures of the In Between, her third novel, was published in 2023 [7][8]

The Twelve series[edit]

  • The Twelve, HarperCollins, 2019
  • Treasures of the Twelve, HarperCollins, 2020
  • Creatures of the In Between, HarperCollins, 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cindy Lin | Howard Community College". www.howardcc.edu.
  2. ^ "Cindy Lin, Author at The Michigan Daily". The Michigan Daily. 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Cindy Lin".
  4. ^ "Cindy Lin". 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Cindy Lin". 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ Lin, Cindy Kaiying. "Cindy Kaiying Lin". Public Books.
  7. ^ "Creatures of the In Between".
  8. ^ "Cindy Lin – Collaboratory New". sites.lsa.umich.edu.

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