Shannon Hitchcock
Shannon Hitchcock grew up on her grandparents’ farm in rural North Carolina. She is the author of numerous middle grade novels including Flying Over Water, cowritten with N.H. Senzai which was selected as a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, and Dancing in the Storm, cowritten with Amie Darnell Specht which was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
Interview
What was your favorite book when you were a child?
Requiem For A Princess by Ruth M. Arthur
What’s your favorite line from a book?
“If your teacher has to die, August isn’t a bad time of year for it.”—The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck
Who are your top three favorite authors or illustrators?
Barb Rosenstock, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Bobbie Pyron
Why did you want to become an author or illustrator?
Because I love stories more than almost anything else in the world.
Do you have any advice for future authors or illustrators?
Read and study all the award-winning books that you can get your hands on.
