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NeonSeon is the pen name of American writer and illustrator Seon Ricks born December 6, 1974 from Hyde Park, Chicago.[1]
Ricks created a comic strip called Shouty Mack for the high school paper at Francis W. Parker School (Chicago).[2] Years later she developed the character Shouty into the book series Life of Shouty (www.shouty.com).[3]
Released under the pseudonym NeonSeon,[4] the debut book in the series, Life of Shouty: Good Habits, came out May 2010,[5] and was honored by Mom’s Choice Awards with a Silver Medal for Values & Life Lessons.[6] Good Habits was also selected by the MidWest Book Review for inclusion in the Children's Bookwatch.[7]
The second book Life of Shouty: Food Fitness debuts October 2011.[3]
Ricks attended the John W. Draper Program at New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science[8] and received an MA in Humanities and Social Thought.[9]
References
- ^ NeonSeon (2011-03-02). "NeonSeon (Author of Life of Shouty)". Goodreads.com. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3366422.NeonSeon. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Francis W. Parker School, Chicago". Fwparker.org. http://www.fwparker.org/page.aspx?pid=2887. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ a b Oliviero, Helena (2011-09-03). "‘Plan B’ takes some planning". ajc.com. http://www.ajc.com/lifestyle/plan-b-takes-some-1156901.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "FAQ's - Life of Shouty Series with NeonSeon | Shouty: The Official Site". Shouty. http://www.shouty.com/?page_id=474. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ RIXKIN. "Book Release Announcement: New Character Endears Readers in "Life of Shouty: Good Habits"". PRLog. http://www.prlog.org/10686415-book-release-announcement-new-character-endears-readers-in-life-of-shouty-good-habits.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "2010 Honorees". Momschoiceawards.com. http://www.momschoiceawards.com/2010Honorees.php. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "MBR: Children's Bookwatch, March 2010". Midwestbookreview.com. 2010-03-03. http://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/mar_10.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought | New York University | Draper Program | NYU". Draper.fas.nyu.edu. http://www.draper.fas.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Jelatis, Georgia (2010-04-05). "in.ter.reg.num: Draper Alumni Book Set To Release This May". Draperprogram.blogspot.com. http://draperprogram.blogspot.com/2010/04/draper-alumni-book-set-to-release-this.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- Comic strip cartoonists
- Children's writers
- Writers from Chicago, Illinois
- New York University alumni
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