Chris Lynch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chris Lynch

American children's writer

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1962

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Chris Lynch (born July 2, 1962) is an American writer of books for young people.
His works include Inexcusable, a finalist for the U.S.
National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and Iceman,"The Right Fight", Shadow Boxer, Gold Dust, and Slot Machine, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults; Freewill was also a runne-up for the Michael L.
Printz Award.
Some of his works are intended for a high school level audience; some for children and younger teenagers. His short story "The Pellet in the paint can" has been included in the collection Guys Write for Guys Read.
(New York: Viking, 2005), and "Arrangements" was included in No Such Thing as the Real World (Harper Collins, 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-147058-5). Lynch was born in Boston where he graduated from Emerson College and teaches Creative Writing at Lesley University as of 2011.