Shannon Gilligan
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Shannon Gilligan | |
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Born | United States |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Interactive fiction |
Partner | R. A. Montgomery |
Shannon Gilligan is an author of interactive fiction and computer games.
Early life and education[]
Gilligan graduated from Williams College in 1981 and spent a year abroad at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.
Career[]
Gilligan has been extensively involved in the Choose Your Own Adventure series, having written five books in the main series and six others in the "Younger Readers" series.[1] Her stepsons, Ramsey Montgomery(deceased) and Anson Montgomery, wrote several books in the series as well. Shannon was married to the series co-founder, R. A. Montgomery.[2] She also writes the History Mystery Series and Our Secret Gang series for children. Over 2 million copies of her books are in print in several languages including English, Italian, Spanish and Turkish.[citation needed] She also worked in mystery computer games for Activision such as The Elk Moon Murder and the Murder Mystery series for . She was the first person to be inducted into the Mystery Writers of America based on interactive works.[citation needed]
Bibliography[]
Choose Your Own Adventure series[]
- #14 The Search for Champ (November 1983)
- #15 The Three Wishes (April 1984)
- #21 Mona Is Missing (October 1984)
- #29 The Fairy Kidnap (August 1985)
- #33 Haunted Harbor (April 1986)
- #43 Home in Time for Christmas (December 1987)
- #44 The Mystery of Ura Senke (May 1985)
- #53 (February 1986, adapted by ABC for an hour-long prime-time special)
- #81 Terror in Australia (July 1988)
- #119 The Terrorist Trap (November 1991)
- #127 (August 1992)[3]
Mystery games[]
- The Elk Moon Murder
- Who Killed Brett Penace? The Environmental Surfer
- Who Killed Sam Rupert?
- Who Killed Elspeth Haskard? The Magic Death
- Who Killed Taylor French?
- Comic Creator[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Author Bios". Chooseco. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "The Educational Paperback Association 1986 Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award presented to Edward Packard & R.A. Montgomery January 1987". Educational Book & Media Association. January 1987. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Fantastic Fiction
- ^ Valley Reporter
External links[]
- Living people
- American children's writers
- American mystery writers
- Choose Your Own Adventure writers
- American women children's writers
- Women mystery writers
- American women novelists