Todd Mitchell (author)

Todd Mitchell (born January 8, 1974[1]) is an American author of young adult, middle grade fiction and graphic novels.[2] Mitchell is also an assistant professor and director of creative writing pedagogy at Colorado State University.

Todd Mitchell
Born (1974-01-08) January 8, 1974
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationIllinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Alma materOberlin College
Period2007-present
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksThe Last Panther

Career

Mitchell works as an assistant professor of creative writing pedagogy at Colorado State University,[3] where he also serves as the Director of the Beginning Creative Writing Teaching Program.[4][5][6] He published his first novel, The Traitor King, in 2007 through Scholastic; Mitchell would later re-release the novel in 2012 via self-publishing. Mitchell published The Last Panther through Yearling in 2017. The novel is set in an apocalyptic Florida and deals with environmental issues including climate change.[7]

In 2011 Mitchell published the story "The Guardian" in the graphic novel anthology A Flight of Angels and in 2017, began independently publishing the graphic series Broken Saviors.[8]

In 2019 film and television rights for his then as of yet unpublished book The Naming Girl were optioned by Good Neighbors Media, with Jennifer Phang named as director.[5]

Bibliography

Novels

Comics
  • "The Guardian" in A Flight of Angels (2011, Vertigo/DC Comics)[20][21][22]
  • Broken Saviors (2017 - current, Radiant Squirrels Productions)

Awards
  • Best YA Book from the Colorado Authors' League for Backwards (2014)[16]
  • Colorado Book Award in Juvenile Literature for The Last Panther (2018)[23]

Further reading
  • Tuccillo, Diane P (December 2018). "Writer Who Teaches, a Teacher Who Writes: An Interview with Author Todd Mitchell". Voice of Youth Advocates. 41 (5): 24.

References
  1. "Mitchell, Todd 1974–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. "Interview with Award-Winning Author Todd Mitchell – Author Turf". Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  3. Tuccillo, Diane P. (2018-04-05). Library Teen Advisory Groups. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-5381-0464-4.
  4. "Todd Mitchell - English". Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-03-20). "Good Neighbors Media Acquires Rights To YA Novel 'The Naming Girl', Jennifer Phang To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  6. "Author Todd Mitchell returns for annual writing workshop". The Fort Morgan Times. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. Hood, Grace. "Environmental Hardships Replace Villains In Fiction Written For A Climate Change Generation". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  8. "Fanbase Press - 'Broken Saviors #1:' Comic Book Review". fanbasepress.com. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  9. Welch, Cindy (2007). "The Traitor King (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 60 (9): 378. ISSN 1558-6766.
  10. Coats, Karen (2010). "The Secret to Lying (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Book. 6 (1): 32. ISSN 1558-6766.
  11. Isaac, Megan Lynn (September 22, 2010). "Mitchell, Todd: The Secret to Lying". The Horn Book Guide. 21 (2): 377 – via Book Verdict.
  12. Beach, Kevin (August 1, 2010). "Mitchell, Todd. Secret to Lying". Voice of Youth Advocates. 33 (3): 252.
  13. Shaw, Tucker (2013-10-31). "Book review: "Backwards" by Todd Mitchell a new take on teen suicide". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  14. Kirshenbaum, Rebecca (2014-03-22). "REVIEW Mitchell, Todd: Backwards". The Horn Book Guide. 25 (1): 121 – via Book Verdict.
  15. "Fort Collins author Todd Mitchell launches latest book, 'Backwards'". Loveland Reporter-Herald. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  16. Keller, Richard. "Author shows young adult books can be thought-provoking". The Coloradoan. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  17. Wheeler, Renee (2018-03-22). "REVIEW Mitchell, Todd: The Last Panther". The Horn Book Guide. 29 (1): 116 – via Book Verdict.
  18. Hood, Grace. "Environmental Hardships Replace Villains In Fiction Written For A Climate Change Generation". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  19. "The Naming Girl". Owl Hollow Press. 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  20. "Sequential Tart: A Flight of Angels (vol /iss 12/December 2011)". Sequential Tart. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  21. Kulesa, William (2012-01-20). ""A Flight of Angels" is a heart-wrenching tale which takes a lesson from the legal system". NJ.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  22. Smith, Andrew A. (November 1, 2011). "Comics: 'A Flight of Angels' courtesy of a flock of masters". The Seattle Times.
  23. "Young Adult Literature". Colorado Humanities. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
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