Randy Powell is a writer who has penned several books in the young adult literature genre. He was born in

Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region ...

in 1956. Powell had an interest in sports, and his Little League football team won the State Championship when he was 11. While at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattl ...

he became more focused on his writing, and penned several short stories and novels. He is married, and is the father of two children.

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Randy Powell’s personal websiteRandy Powell at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
American writers of young adult literature Writers from Seattle 1956 births Living people University of Washington alumni American male novelists 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Washington (state) {{US-novelist-1950s-stub