NeonSeon is the pen name of American writer and illustrator Seon Ricks. Ricks was born on December 6, 1974, in Hyde Park, Chicago.[1]

Ricks created a comic strip called Shouty Mack for her high school newspaper, The Weekly, at Francis W. Parker School.[2] Years later she developed the character Shouty into the book series Life of Shouty.[3]

Released under the pseudonym NeonSeon,[4] the debut book in the series, Life of Shouty: Good Habits, came out May 2010.[5] Good Habits was selected by the Midwest Book Review for inclusion in the Children's Bookwatch.[6] Her second book, Life of Shouty: Food Fitness, debuted October 2011.[3]

Ricks attended the John W. Draper Program at New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science[7] and received an MA in Humanities and Social Thought.[8]

References

  1. ↑ NeonSeon (March 2, 2011). "NeonSeon (Author of Life of Shouty)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Francis W. Parker School, Chicago". Fwparker.org. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Oliviero, Helena (September 3, 2011). "'Plan B' takes some planning". ajc.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ "FAQ's – Life of Shouty Series with NeonSeon | Shouty: The Official Site". Shouty. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  5. ↑ RIXKIN. "Book Release Announcement: New Character Endears Readers in "Life of Shouty: Good Habits"". PRLog. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ "MBR: Children's Bookwatch, March 2010". Midwestbookreview.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ "John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought | New York University | Draper Program | NYU". Draper.fas.nyu.edu. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  8. ↑ Jelatis, Georgia (April 5, 2010). "in.ter.reg.num: Draper Alumni Book Set To Release This May". Draperprogram.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.


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