Shannon Donnelly (b. March 15 CA) is an author of children’s books, romance novels, video games, and non-fiction books.
Shannon Donnelly Bio
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Her work has repeatedly earned 4½ Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: "simply superb"..."wonderfully uplifting"... and "beautifully written."
In addition to her many published romance novels, Donnelly was an early pioneer in the field of interactive fiction, expressed in the form of video games and internet websites. Her writing and interactive design skills were instrumental in the creation of the 1983 ''Space Ace
''Space Ace'' is a LaserDisc video game produced by Bluth Group, Cinematronics and Advanced Microcomputer Systems (later renamed RDI Video Systems). It was unveiled in October 1983, just four months after the ''Dragon's Lair'' game, followed by ...
'', a LaserDisc
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videogame
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created as a follow-up to the highly successful ''Dragon's Lair
''Dragon's Lair'' is a video game franchise created by Rick Dyer. The series is notable for its film-quality animation by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth, and complex decades-long history of being ported to many platforms. It has also been adapte ...
''—which was also LaserDisc-based—on whose creating she had also been involved.
Next came ''Thayer's Quest
''Thayer's Quest'' is a LaserDisc video game initially developed by RDI Video Systems in 1984 in video gaming, 1984 for their unreleased Halcyon (console), Halcyon console, and later released in arcades as a conversion kit for ''Dragon's Lair (1 ...
,'' another LaserDisc medium but this time targeted at home using Halcyon (console) home game system created by RDI Video Systems
RDI Video Systems (Rick Dyer Industries) was a video game company founded by Rick Dyer (video game designer), Rick Dyer originally as Advanced Microcomputer Systems, and was well known for its Laserdisc video games, beginning with the immensely p ...
.
Donnelly is a member of Los Angeles Romance Authors (LARA), Orange County Chapter (OCC) of RWA, Published Author Special Interest Chapter (PASIC). She regularly teaches online workshops, including a class for UCLA, and has spoken at RWA's National Conference, as well as at chapter meetings and other conferences.
Awards and honors
Donnelly’s writing has won numerous awards, including finalist for Best Regency Romance in Romance Writers of America's RITA and RWA's Golden Heart. Other awards include the Grand Prize in the "Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer" contest, judged by Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of over 225 novels, known for romance novel, romance published under her own name. She also writes police procedurals which have elements of science fiction ...
, which gave her a trip to Paris, the Laurel Wreath and the Winter Rose, and multiple finalists in the Bookseller's Best, Orange Rose, Holt Medallion, Colorado ACE, Wisconsin Write Touch Award, Golden Quill, and Beacon contests.
Books published
Lady Scandal
© July 2004 Romantic Times Top Pick - 4½ Stars
Romantic Times Bookclub Nominated "Best Regency" 2004
Barely Proper
© December 2003
A Proper Mistress
© May 2003
Bookseller's Best Award Finalist, Golden Quill Finalist, Orange Rose Finalist
Romantic Times Top Pick - 4½ Stars
Proper Conduct
© December 2002 Winner Winter Rose Contest
Finalist Blue Boa Contest
A Much Compromised Lady
© February 2002 Romantic Times Top Pick - 4½ Stars, Finalist Blue Boa Contest
Under the Kissing Bough
© November 2001
RITA Finalist, Best Regency Romance 2001, Winner Laurel Wreath
Beacon Finalist, Golden Quill Finalist
A Dangerous Compromise
© June 2001
Award of Excellence Finalist, Holt Medallion Finalist, Laurel Wreath Finalist
A Compromising Situation
© October 2001
Golden Heart Winner, Holt Medallion Finalist, Award of Excellence Finalist, Beacon Finalist
Anthologies
With this Ring
© June 2004 Romantic Times Top Pick - 4½ Stars
My Dashing Groom
© June 2002
My Sweet Valentine Anthology
© January 2002
Autumn Kittens Anthology
© September 2001
Young Adult
Phantom of the Opera, (adaptation), Baronet Books
Go, Team, Go, Children's, Baronet Books
Bug Out, Children's, Baronet Books
Escape From Evil, Fright Time #13, Baronet Books
Terror-Go-Round, Fright Time #12, Baronet Books
It’s Really Me!, Fright Time #11, Baronet Books
After Shock, Fright Time # 8, Baronet Books
Something’s in the Sewer, Fright Time #5, Baronet Books
Night Creatures, Fright Time Series #6, Baronet Books
References
External links
Official Website
My Space
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American novelists
American children's writers
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
American women children's writers
American women romantic fiction writers
21st-century American women writers