10 Interesting Fact About Famous fantasy writers

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• J.R.R. Tolkien, writer of the Fantasi novel The Lord of the Rings, is an English professor at Oxford University.
• J.K. Rowling, the writer of the Harry Potter series, has worked as an English teacher in Portugal.
• George R.R. Martin, author of the Game of Thrones series, had a car accident in 1999 which made it difficult to write for some time.
• C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, is a close friend to J.R.R. Tolkien and they often exchange ideas and inspiration.
• Neil Gaiman, writer of American Gods, once wrote a script for the Doctor WHO episode in 2011.
• Terry Pratchett, writer Discworld Series, has a hobby of collecting hats and has more than 50 hats in his collection.
• Ursula K. Le Guin, author of Earthsea Series, is the daughter of two famous writers, Alfred Louis Kroeber and Theodora Kracaw Kroeber.
• Brandon Sanderson, writer of the Series Mistborn, is a creative professor of writing at Brigham Young University.
• Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaids Tale, was the first Canadian to win the Man Booker Prize in 2000.
• Roald Dahl, writer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, had worked as an intelligence agent during World War II.