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| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Zach, Cheryl}}[[Category:RITA Winners | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Zach, Cheryl}}[[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:Authors - Z]][[Category:Harlequin Temptation Authors]] [[category:Pseudonym]] |
| − | [[Cheryl Zach]] | + | == Biography == |
| + | [[Cheryl Zach]] is a triple [[RITA]] winner, winning the [[1985 Golden Medallion Winners|1985 Golden Medallion]] in the Young Adult Category, the [[1986 Golden Medallion Winners|1986 Golden Medallion]] in the [[RITA®: Young Adult|Young Adult]] category, and [[1996 RITA® Winners|1996 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Young Adult|Young Adult]] category. She has been inducted into the [[RWA Hall Of Fame|Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame]], the first [[Young Adult]] author to achieve that honor. | ||
| + | She attended Austin Peay State University, majoring in English and minoring in history. She has taught at the high school level, channeling that experience into her fiction. Her first published novel was ''[[Twice A Fool]]''. | ||
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| + | She also co-authored [[Historical Romance Titles|historical]] romance with her daughter Michelle Place under the name [[Nicole Byrd]] (Michelle now writes under her own name while Zach continues to write under the Byrd name), and has written as Jennifer Cole and Jamie Suzann. She's written for the ''Sweet Valley High'' series. Cheryl Zach published one novel for the [[Harlequin Temptation]] line. | ||
| + | === See Also === | ||
| + | * [[Nicole Byrd]] | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * [[The Frog Princess|''Frog Princess, The'']] - | + | * [[The Frog Princess|''Frog Princess, The'']] - 1984 |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Runaway - Cheryl Zach|''Runaway'']] - 1995 |
| − | * [[ | + | * ''[[Twice A Fool]]'' - July 1984 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #19]]) |
| + | * [[Waiting For Amanda|''Waiting for Amanda'']] - 1985 | ||
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| + | == Awards/Honors == | ||
| + | * [[RWA Hall Of Fame]] | ||
| + | * [[1996 RITA® Winners|1996 RITA®]] - [[RITA®: Young Adult|Young Adult]] category ''[[Runaway - Cheryl Zach|Runaway]]'' | ||
| + | * 1996 Virginia Romance Writer’s Holt Medallion in the Young Adult category | ||
| + | * [[1986 Golden Medallion Winners|1986 Golden Medallion]] - [[RITA®: Young Adult|Young Adult]] category for ''[[Waiting For Amanda]]'' | ||
| + | * [[1985 Golden Medallion Winners|1985 Golden Medallion]] - [[RITA®: Young Adult|Young Adult]] category for ''[[The Frog Princess]]'' | ||
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| + | == On the Web == | ||
| + | * [http://www.nicolebyrd.com/ Nicole Byrd Official Website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.bookrags.com/biography/cheryl-zach-aya/ Cheryl Zach Biography] - ''Bookrags'' | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 26 July 2008
Biography
Cheryl Zach is a triple RITA winner, winning the 1985 Golden Medallion in the Young Adult Category, the 1986 Golden Medallion in the Young Adult category, and 1996 RITA® in the Young Adult category. She has been inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame, the first Young Adult author to achieve that honor.
She attended Austin Peay State University, majoring in English and minoring in history. She has taught at the high school level, channeling that experience into her fiction. Her first published novel was Twice A Fool.
She also co-authored historical romance with her daughter Michelle Place under the name Nicole Byrd (Michelle now writes under her own name while Zach continues to write under the Byrd name), and has written as Jennifer Cole and Jamie Suzann. She's written for the Sweet Valley High series. Cheryl Zach published one novel for the Harlequin Temptation line.
See Also
Books
- Frog Princess, The - 1984
- Runaway - 1995
- Twice A Fool - July 1984 (Harlequin Temptation #19)
- Waiting for Amanda - 1985
Awards/Honors
- RWA Hall Of Fame
- 1996 RITA® - Young Adult category Runaway
- 1996 Virginia Romance Writer’s Holt Medallion in the Young Adult category
- 1986 Golden Medallion - Young Adult category for Waiting For Amanda
- 1985 Golden Medallion - Young Adult category for The Frog Princess
