


In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.

She was also the Guest of Honor at the convention Capricon 29. Her first Guest of Honor stint at a convention was ArmadilloCon 26. She is a frequent attender of science-fiction/fantasy conventions. Louis Rams fan and is also a big fan of the TV Show Lost. Louis, Missouri and is a graduate of Northwestern University. Her works include the Shifting Circles Series, the Samaria Series, the Twelve Houses Series, and a rewriting of Jane Eyre, Jenna Starborn. She has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers. Sharon Shinn (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy, science fiction and romance.
