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Hinton's publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her first name so that male reviewers would not ignore the novel for having been written by a female. (Taken from S.E. Hinton answer on WikiAnswers).
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∙ 14y ago
S.E. Hinton is a pen name used by Susan Eloise Hinton, the author of novels such as "The Outsiders" and "That Was Then, This Is Now." She chose to use her initials to avoid any biases or gender stereotypes in the publishing industry at the time, allowing her work to be judged solely on its own merit.
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∙ 9y agoS. E. Hinton (Susan Eloise Hinton) goes by her initials because when she was writing The Outsiders, her publisher thought it would be better to have her initials than her full name because people assume The Outsiders is by a boy and they would think a girl could not write that kind of story.
In The Outsiders, towards the back of the book is a Q & A about S. E. Hinton. The question was "Why do you use your initials instead of your full name?"
Hinton replied "My publisher was afraid that the reviewers would assume a girl couldn't write a book like The Outsiders. Later, when my books became popular, I found I liked the privacy of having a "public" name and a private one, so it has worked out fine.And at that time girls were like the bottom of the social class(1948)
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∙ 14y agoSE Hinton goes by that name because her publishers did not want the people who were going to buy it that she was a girl. They thought that the people thought that she wouldn't know how to describe fights, being a girl, so they just put SE Hinton on the book.
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What was se hinton's name in The Outsiders?
S.E Hinton was the author, not a character.
Is Nigel Hinton related to SE Hinton?
No. S.E Hinton and Nigel Hinton are not related in fact S.E Hinton actually changed her name to S.E Hinton.
How many siblings did SE Hinton have?
Author SE Hinton had one sibling, a younger sister named Beverly.
Why s e hinton publish under this name?
Susan Eloise Hinton published under SE Hinton because she didn't have the right to be an author during her time.
What is S.E. Hinton pen name?
S.E. Hinton's pen name is S.E. Hinton. She chose to use her initials rather than her full name, Susan Eloise Hinton, to appeal to a gender-neutral audience when she first started publishing her books.
Where did se hinton from?
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What is SE Hintons full name?
S.E. Hinton's real name is Susan Eloise Hinton, but she used her initials so boys wouldn't be put off about the author being a girl and not read the book.
Are Sam Hinton and SE Hinton related?
No, Scientist/Folksinger/Artist Sam Hinton is no relation to Author S.E. Hinton - at least there is no modern relation. If you go back far enough there is probably a common lineage, but for all practical purposes they are not related.
Is SE Hinton a Catholic?
Yes, SE Hinton is known to be Catholic. She has spoken about her faith in various interviews and it is reflected in some of her works as well.
SE Hinton why dont she like her name?
S.E Hinton putted her name in initials because she didn't want other people to think girls couldn't write a book like The Outsiders with greasers and fights,
Where does writer SE Hinton live?
According to the web site sehinton.com, she lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Was SE Hinton a Greaser?
SE Hinton was not a Greaser. She was the author of the novel "The Outsiders," which featured two rival gangs known as the Greasers and the Socs. Hinton drew inspiration from events in her own life and her observations of social dynamics growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
