What key details about sharon shinn can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: sharon shinn -lrb- born 1957 -rrb- is an american novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy , science fiction and romance . she has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers . her works include the shifting circles series , the samaria series , the twelve houses series , and a rewriting of jane eyre , '' jenna starborn '' . she works as a journalist in st. louis , missouri and is a graduate of northwestern university . shinn is a die-hard st. louis cardinals and st. louis rams fan and is also a big fan of the tv show '' lost '' . she is a frequent attender of science-fiction/fantasy conventions . her first guest of honor stint at a convention was armadillocon 26 . she was also the guest of honor at the convention capricon 29 . in 2009 , she donated her archive to the department of rare books and special collections at northern illinois university . in laurell k hamilton 's novel '' obsidian butterfly '' of her series , anita blake mentions that she reads sharon shinn 's novels to help her deal with her phobia of flying .
- caption is shinn at capricon 29 in 2009- genre is science fiction , fantasy- education is northwestern university- birth date is 1957- name is sharon shinn- nationality is american- image is sharon_shinn_20feb2009 . jpg- birth place is wichita , kansas , us- occupation is novelist , journalist