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Robin McKinley

American fantasy writer
Person Human Q3064461

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
November 16, 1952
Place of birth
Warren
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
writer, novelist, children's writer
Educated at
Bowdoin College, Gould Academy[8][9]
Award received
Newbery Medal, World Fantasy Award for Best Collection, Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature[14][15][16][17]
Notable work
The Hero and the Crown, Deerskin, Sunshine, Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast[10][11][12][13]
Spouse
Peter Dickinson[6]
Official website
robinmckinley.com, www.robinmckinley.com[24][25]
Nominated for
Newbery Medal, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Otherwise Award, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Collection, Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book, Locus Award for Best Anthology, Locus Award for Best Collection, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
American English[36]
Family name
McKinley[21]
Given name
Robin, Jennifer[22][23]
Residence
Ohio, Warren[19][20]
Start of work period
1975[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley en Robin McKinley ar روبن مكينلي cs Robin Mc Kinley cs Robin MacKinley cs Jennifer Robin Carolyn McKinley fa رابین مک‌کینلی fi Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley he רובין מקינלי ja ロビン・マッキンリー ja ロビン・マッキンリイ ko 제니퍼 캐럴린 로빈 매킨리 ko 로빈 매킨리 nl Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley pt Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley uk Робін Маккінлі
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000078564165
VIAF cluster ID
22732031
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78033837
GND ID
110198174
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Robin McKinley photo.jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
055t93
BIBSYS ID
99066972
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
McKinleyRobin
Babelio author ID
71160
Bibliopoche author ID
7746
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
127205562
CBDB.cz author ID
7085
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CONOR.BG ID
32687973
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11017798
CiNii Research ID
1140000791750942976
Databazeknih.cz author ID
14326
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
mckinley_robin
Europeana entity
agent/base/70862
FAST ID
24138
Fantastic Fiction author ID
m/robin-mckinley
Freebase ID
/m/055t93
Goodreads author ID
5339
ISFDB author ID
2369
IdRef ID
151764018
Internet Book Database of Fiction writer ID
2511
J9U entity ID
987007435979905171
Libraries Australia ID
35833130
Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
robin-mckinley
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09447500
NDL Authority ID
00449523
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2009534974
NLA Trove people ID
1107974
NNDB people ID
632/000038518
NUKAT ID
n2021129162
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200807429
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:m6Y;=Bi
National Library of Russia ID
770145864
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5435898
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072854839
NooSFere author ID
538
Obálky knih ID
mzk2009534974
Open Library ID
OL29622A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100144728
Penguin Random House author ID
243704
RERO ID (legacy)
A025632901
Ricochet author ID
robin-mckinley
SVKKL authority ID
0277079-McKinley-Robin-1952
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
mckinley_robin
The Peerage person ID
p14260.htm#i142592
Tor.com author ID
robin-mckinley
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
13399
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyCybqb6whD4bQg7Gx4bd
Worlds Without End author ID
1530
Yale LUX ID
person/45093c0e-1d08-4751-a2ff-b19e0cfd249a

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🔗 Connections
Nominated for 9
Newbery Medal, Otherwise Award, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel +1 more
Occupation 3
writer, novelist, children's writer
Award received 2
Newbery Medal, Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Given name 2
Jennifer, Robin
Residence 2
Ohio, Warren
Spouses 2
Peter Dickinson, Peter Dickinson
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Bowdoin College
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
American English
Place of birth 1
Warren
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Peter Dickinson
← Winner 1
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
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Summary

Robin McKinley was born on November 16, 1952[1], in Warren[2]. She has worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], and children's writer[5].

FAQs

Where was Robin McKinley born?

Robin McKinley was born in Warren[2].

Who was Robin McKinley married to?

Robin McKinley's spouses include Peter Dickinson[6].

What did Robin McKinley do for work?

Robin McKinley worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], and children's writer[5].

Where did Robin McKinley go to school?

Robin McKinley was educated at Bowdoin College[8] and Gould Academy[9].

What awards did Robin McKinley receive?

Honors received include Newbery Medal[14], World Fantasy Award for Best Collection[15], Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award[16], and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature[17].

Related Entities

Ohio United States

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  35. [35] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ricochet author ID → robin-mckinley
    "Created claim: Ricochet author ID: robin-mckinley, Ricochet ID for authors born after 1940 (details)"
  2. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0277079-McKinley-Robin-1952
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0277079-McKinley-Robin-1952, batch #259494"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Bowdoin College, Gould Academy
    Languages spoken, written or signed → American English
    Notable work → The Hero and the Crown, Deerskin, Sunshine +1
    Family name → McKinley
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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