![]() ![]() During this period Norton also produced her first novel, Ralestone Luck, which would not be receive publishing until 1938 (following publication of her second effort, The Prince Commands). Here she contributed a number of short stories to and became literary page editor for the school's Collingwood Spotlight. Her writing career saw its first fledgling efforts while she was still a teenager at Cleveland's Collingwood High School. Later, weekly visits to the library augmented her own growing collection of books (Norton's parents rewarded her with books in exchange for good grades), which featured Ruth Plumly Thompson's Oz novels. Her parents read to her often as a small child and her mother even recited poetry while doing the housework. ![]() One of the few science fiction notables to have entered the field by publishing books for children and young adults, Norton is also the first woman to have been awarded the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and the Nebula Grand Master Awards.īorn Alice Mary Norton on Februin Cleveland, Ohio (she became "Andre Alice Norton" in 1934 after legally changing her name), Norton's love of books started very early in life. ![]() ![]() Initiated in 1963, the Witch World saga has grown to number some 35 books. The author of over 100 novels, principally in the science fiction and fantasy genre, Andre Norton is perhaps most widely known for her Witch World series. ![]()
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