The Bar Code Tattoo

Suzanne Weyn is a prolific young adult and middle-grade author of over 50 novels and short stories. She graduated from Nassau Community College and SUNY Binghamton and went on to Pace University to gain her Master’s in Teaching Adolescents. Weyn’s career has mainly focused on education and literature. Upon graduation, she initially worked at Starlog Press as an editor of teen magazines before transitioning to Scholastic Inc., where she took on roles as an editor, a project manager, and later, a represented author. Weyn has also taught expository writing, children’s writing, and business writing at New York University. Her favorite author, Margaret Atwood, has greatly influenced her as an author, as can be seen from Weyn’s many dystopian and science fiction novels.

The Bar Code Tattoo reflects many of Weyn’s professed values, including her passion for education both in the academic arena and in other aspects of life, such as politics and government. In past interviews, Weyn has admitted to being a skeptic of public relations stories about governments, big businesses, and other powerful groups. She believes it is up to the people to do their research and stay informed on current and upcoming issues. She also asserts the importance of gathering information organically through one’s community, rather than relying solely upon literature and television.