Tui Sutherland

Tui Tamara Sutherland (born July 31, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a writer of children's novels who has written both under her own name and several pen names. Originally working as the editor of the "Warriors" series, Sutherland is known for writing the epic dragon fantasy "Wings of Fire" book series, and has sold over 15 million books in her career. She also appeared on three episodes of the game show "Jeopardy!", winning $46,200 in 2009.
Life and career.
Named after the tui, a noisy bird from her mother's homeland (New Zealand), Tui T. Sutherland was born in Caracas. She also lived in Asuncion, Miami, Santo Domingo and New Jersey as a child. She loved reading classic books with her sister Kari and always dreamed of becoming an author.
After finishing college Sutherland became an literary editor in Brooklyn, joining the team behind the "Warriors" cats books. When the series was successful, she decided to write books of her own, including the successful "Wings of Fire" dragon fantasy books. She eventually moved to Watertown, where she currently lives with her husband and two sons.
She is known to enjoy holding live events where fans can interact with her and ask questions.