What is Tui Sutherland?
[[File:10.5.17TuiTSutherlandByLuigiNovi4.jpg|thumb|Tui T. Sutherland, 2017]] '''Tui Tamara Sutherland''' (born July 31, 1978 in [[Caracas]], [[Venezuela]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Sutherland|first=Tui T.|date=2004-03-22|title=Meet Tui|url=https://tuibooks.com/about-tui/|website=TuiBooks|language=en|accessdate=2023-01-28}}</ref> is a writer of [[Children's literature|children's novels]] who has written both under her own name and several [[Pen name|pen names]]. Originally working as the editor of the ''[[Warriors (book series)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=J! Archive - Tui Sutherland|url=http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=6189|website=J! Archive|accessdate=2010-06-25}}</ref> == 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 [[Asunción|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 (book series)|Warriors]]'' [[Cat|cats]] books. When the series was successful, she decided to write books of her own, including the extremely successful ''[[Wings of Fire]]'' dragon fantasy books. She eventually moved to [[Watertown, Massachusetts|Watertown]], where she currently lives with her husband and two sons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sieben|first=Cole S.|date=2022-07-01|title=Mastery of Morality and Wings of Fire|url=https://cssieben.substack.com/p/mastery-of-morality-and-wings-of-fire|access-date=2023-03-02|website=Substack|language=en}}</ref> She is known to enjoy holding live events where fans can interact with her and