Melanie Hooyenga

Multi-award winning young adult author Melanie Hooyenga first started writing as a teenager and finds she still relates best to that age group. She has lived in Washington DC, Chicago, and Mexico, but has finally settled down in her home state of Michigan.

When not writing books, you can find Melanie enjoying the great outdoors and playing every sport imaginable with her husband Jeremy.

**Awards**

Flicker

–> 1st Place Winner (MG/YA) of the 3rd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published eBook Awards (2015)

The Slope Rules

–> Gold Winner (YA General Fiction) 2017, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

–> Silver Winner (High School Romance) 2017, Children's Literary Classics

–> Bronze Winner (YA Romance) 2017, Readers' Favorite

The Trail Rules

–> Gold Winner (Special Interest: Sports) 2018, Children's Literary Classics

–> Silver Winner (YA Romance) 2018, Readers' Favorite

–> Silver Winner (YA General Fiction) 2018, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

The Edge Rules

–> Gold Winner (Special Interest: Sports) 2019 — Children’s Literary Classics

–> Winner (YA) 2019 – Orange County RWA BBB Awards

–> Finalist / YA/MG Winner 2019 – BookLife Prize

–> Bronze Winner (YA Romance) 2019 — Readers’ Favorite

Chasing the Sun

–> Gold Winner (YA General Fiction) 2020, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards

–> Quarter-Finalist / YA/MG 2020 – BookLife Prize