Alan Gratz

Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 17 novels for young adults including Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, Grenade and Refugee.

Alan Gratz
BornJanuary 27, 1972 (age 48)
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction
RelativesJohn Gratz

Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.[1]

Gratz lives in Asheville, North Carolina.[1] He is Jewish.[2]

Published works
  • Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006)[3]
  • Something Rotten (Dial, 2007)[4]
  • The Brooklyn Nine: A novel in nine innings (Dial, 2010)
  • Fantasy Baseball (Dial, 2011)
  • Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game (Simon Spotlight, 2012)
  • Prisoner B-3087 (Scholastic, 2013)[5]
  • The League of Seven (Tor Forge, 2014)
  • The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2015)
  • Code of Honor (2015)
  • The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2016)
  • Projekt 1065 (Scholastic, 2016)
  • Ban This Book (Tor Forge, 2017)
  • Refugee (Scholastic, 2017)
  • Grenade (Scholastic, 2018)
  • Allies (Scholastic, 2019)
  • Resist (Scholastic, 2020)
  • Ground Zero (Scholastic, 2021)

Produced plays
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving
  • Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
  • Young Hickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
  • The Gift of the Magi (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry
  • Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
  • Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)

Other writing credits
  • Episodes of the A&E Network show City Confidential[1]
    • Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004)
    • Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004)
    • Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004)
    • Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005)
  • The League of Seven Prequels
    • "Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014)
    • "Hero of the Five Points" Tor.com exclusive short story (2014)

Grants and awards
  • Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
  • Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from SCBWI[6]
  • Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category for his book Refugee[7]

References
  1. "Author". Alan Gratz (alangratz.com). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  2. Jordan, Tina (2018-08-03). "That Huge Surprise in His Own Family Genealogy? It's Playing out in His Novels". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. "(review of) Samurai Shortstop BR 17085". Braille Book Review. Library of Congress. November–December 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  4. Cynthia Leitich Smith (November 24, 2007). "Author Interview: Alan Gratz on Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery". Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  5. "PRISONER B-3087". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. "Awards & Grants". Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  7. "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-26.


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