Biography
Suzanne Collins (born 10 August 1962) is an American author and television writer. She is best known as the author of the young adult dystopian series The Hunger Games, which comprises the novels The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). These were adapted into films released between 2012 and 2015; Collins wrote the screenplay for the first film. A prequel novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020), was adapted into a film in 2023, and a further novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, is the basis for a forthcoming film.
Collins began her career writing for children's television programmes, including Little Bear (1995). She is also the author of the children's fantasy series The Underland Chronicles.
