Shannon Hale
| Shannon Hale | |
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| Born | Shannon Bryner January 26, 1974 Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2003-present |
| Genre | Young adult, Fantasy |
| Notable works | The Goose Girl Princess Academy Book of a Thousand Days |
| Spouse | Dean Hale |
| Children | 4 |
| Website | |
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Shannon Hale (born January 26, 1974) is an American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, the Books of Bayern series, two adult novels, and two graphic novels that she co-wrote with her husband.
Early life
Shannon Bryner[1] was born in Salt Lake City, where she attended elementary school.[citation needed] She began writing at the age of 10.[2] She attended West High School. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Utah[3] and a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Montana.[citation needed]
Career
Before writing professionally, she wrote while pursuing acting in television, stage, and improvisational comedy, as well as studying in Mexico and the United Kingdom. She spent a year and a half as an unpaid missionary in Paraguay, then returned to the United States to earn her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's in creative writing from the University of Montana. Hale also worked as an instructional designer, developing web-based training for Avaltus and Allen Communication before becoming a full-time writer.
Her first published book, The Goose Girl, met with numerous rejections until it was finally published in 2003.[2] In 2004 her second novel, Enna Burning, which follows Enna, a minor character from The Goose Girl, was published. The third installment in the Bayern series, River Secrets, was released in September 2006, followed by a fourth book, Forest Born, in 2009. By the time River Secrets was released, Hale had earned numerous awards for her 2005 release, Princess Academy, including the prestigious Newbery Honor. A sequel to Princess Academy came out in 2012, subtitled Palace of Stone, followed by a third book, The Forgotten Sisters, in 2015.
She has published three adult novels, Austenland, The Actor and the Housewife and Midnight in Austenland (a sequel to Austenland). She and her husband Dean Hale have also published a graphic novel, Rapunzel's Revenge, with its sequel, entitled Calamity Jack, published in 2010.
Personal life
Shannon has four children with husband Dean Hale: son Max (b. 2003), daughter Magnolia (b. 2006), and twin girls Dinah and Wren (b. 2010). The family resides in South Jordan, Utah.[4] She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5]
Works
The Books of Bayern series
- The Goose Girl (2003), ISBN 1-58234-843-X
- Enna Burning (2004), ISBN 1-58234-889-8
- River Secrets (2006), ISBN 1-58234-901-0
- Forest Born (2009), ISBN 1-59990-167-6
Princess Academy series
- Princess Academy (2005), ISBN 1-58234-993-2
- Princess Academy: Palace of Stone (2012), ISBN 1-59990-873-5
- Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters (2015), ISBN 978-1-61963-485-5
Austenland series
- Austenland (2007), ISBN 1-59691-285-5 - premiered as a movie in January 2013
- Midnight in Austenland (2012), ISBN 1-60819-625-9
Rapunzel's Revenge series
Co-authored with Dean Hale, and illustrated by Nathan Hale
- Rapunzel's Revenge (2008), ISBN 1-59990-288-5
- Calamity Jack (2010), ISBN 978-1-59990-076-6
Ever After High series
- Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends (2013), ISBN 0-31640-122-6
- Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All (2014), ISBN 0-31628-201-4
- Ever After High: A Wonderlandiful World (2014), ISBN 0-31628-209-X
Princess Magnolia series
Co-authored with Dean Hale, and illustrated by LeUYEN PHAM
- The Princess in Black (2014), ISBN 978-0-7636-6510-4
Standalone novels
- Book of a Thousand Days (2007), ISBN 1-59990-051-3
- The Actor and the Housewife (2009), ISBN 1-59691-288-X
- Dangerous (2014), ISBN 1-59990-168-4
Other
- Spirit Animals Book 4: Fire and Ice
Awards
- 2003 Josette Frank Award, Goose Girl[6]
- 2006 Newbery Honor, Princess Academy[7]
- 2007 Whitney Award, Book of a Thousand Days[8]
References
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- Little Red Reading Hood (fan site)
- Interview by Miss Erin
- Interview by Chris Rettstatt
- Q&A with Shannon Hale interview at Publishers Weekly
- Shannon Hale at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Shannon Hale at Library of Congress Authorities, with 21 catalog records
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- 1974 births
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century women writers
- American children's writers
- American fantasy writers
- American Latter Day Saints
- American Mormon missionaries in Paraguay
- American women novelists
- Living people
- Newbery Honor winners
- People from South Jordan, Utah
- University of Montana alumni
- University of Utah alumni
- Writers from Utah
- Women children's writers
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
