NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Norma Hinkens grew up among rich storytelling traditions in her native Ireland, land of make-believe and the original little green man. A globetrotter at heart, she settled in California and began scribbling down the yarns that have been brewing in her head for years.

In her spare time she retreats to rural Idaho to hike, bike and boat, but mostly to eavesdrop on mountain men and prepare for the apocalypse. She writes fast-paced psychological and domestic thrillers, and is also the author of The Undergrounders Series, an award-winning sci-fi dystopian thriller trilogy, The Expulsion Project, a science fiction trilogy, and The Keeper Chronicles, epic fantasy with dragons! If you like gripping tales, gritty heroines, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love her turbo-paced thrill-rides!

ACCOLADES

#5 New York Times Bestseller week of February 12, 2017

#8 USA Today Bestseller week of February 02, 2017

BOOK AWARDS

​Immurement

Winner of the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Young Adult fiction

Elit Gold Winner Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction 2016

Grand prize winner of the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Award for fiction

Finalist in the 2016 Dante Rossetti YA Fiction Awards

​Girl of Fire

Silver Medalist 2018 Reader’s Favorite Award Winner

Silver Medalist 2017 IPPY Young Adult Fiction Awards

Winner 2017 National Indie Excellence Award for Young Adult Fiction

Semi-finalist 2017 Kindle Book Awards

Gold Medalist 2017 Reader’s Favorite Young Adult Sci-fi

Finalist 2019 Indie Book Awards

Finalist 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Fantasy

Finalist 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Young Adult

INTERVIEWS

Santa Ynez Valley News January 26, 2017

Santa Maria Times January, 26, 2017

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APPEARANCES

Thursday, February 9, 2017 – Global Leadership Conference 8:30 am-3:00 pmUCSB Corwin Pavilion