Brent Runyon

Brent Runyon

Brent Runyon (born 1977) is a contemporary writer for young adults. He has written two books. One is a memoir, "The Burn Journals" (2004); the other, a novel, "Maybe" (2006). "The Burn Journals" is up for a Georgia Peach Award for Young Readers.

Runyon was 14 years old when he set himself on fire. His first book, "The Burn Journals", is a memoir of his suicide survival. He is a regular contributor to public radio's "This American Life", and lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with his wife and two kids. [http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=52604]

External links

* [http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/brentrunyon.asp Author interview]
* [http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=995001201&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=9112&RQT=309&VName=PQD "Diary of a teenage trauma"] by Cherie Parker. "Star Tribune". Minneapolis, Minn.: Feb 26, 2006. pg. 14.F


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of 2002 This American Life episodes — In 2002, there were twenty five This American Life episodes.*TAL episode|02|203|Recordings for Someone **Act 1: Love Story Ira Glass **Act 2: War Story John Brasfield **Act 3: Special Effects Story Kevin Murphy **Act 4: Buddy Picture Jonathan… …   Wikipedia

  • List of 2003 This American Life episodes — In 2003, there were twenty eight This American Life episodes.*TAL episode|03|228|You Are So Beautiful... To Me **Act 1: Polly Wants More Than a Cracker Veronica Chater **Act 2: On the Border Between Good and Bad Russell Banks *TAL… …   Wikipedia

  • List of 2004 This American Life episodes — In 2004, there were twenty four This American Life episodes.*TAL episode|04|256|Living Without **Act 1: Do You Hear What I Hear? Nubar Alexanian **Act 2: The Journalism of Deprivation Sarah Vowell **Act 3: The Call of the Great Indoors Chelsea… …   Wikipedia

  • Bette Davis — This article is about the actress. For the song by Kim Carnes, see Bette Davis Eyes. For other people, see Elizabeth Davis (disambiguation). Bette Davis Born Ruth Elizabeth Davis April 5, 1908( …   Wikipedia

  • 1949 in television — The year 1949 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television related events in 1949. TOC Events*January 3 Colgate Theatre premieres on NBC. *January 11 A two hour special on all American networks celebrates the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of people from Kansas — The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in Kansas: Academics and Nobel Prize Laureates*Milton S. Eisenhower, (1899 1985), university president, Abilene, Kansas. *Wendell… …   Wikipedia

  • List of soap opera recasts — The following is a list of soap opera characters who have been notably played by more than one actor/actress. All My Children ;Phil Brent :played by Richard Hatch (1970 1972); Nick Benedict (1973 1977, 1988);Opal Cortlandt :played by Dorothy… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Another World cast members — Actors who had long running roles on the soap opera Another World . *David Ackroyd (Dr. Dave Gilchrist) *Denise Alexander (Mary McKinnon) *Christopher Allport (Tim McGowan) *David Bailey (actor) (Russ Matthews) *Judith Barcroft (Lenore Curtin… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Another World characters — This is a list of some of the major characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera Another World from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z …   Wikipedia

  • Carnosaur — est un film américain réalisé par Adam Simon et Darren Moloney, sorti en 1993. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”