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 |
| Genres | young adult fiction, fantasy |
| Notable work(s) | Goose Girl Princess Academy Book of a Thousand Days |
| Spouse(s) | Dean Hale |
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Shannon Hale (born January 26, 1974) is an American author of young adult fantasy and adult fiction.
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[edit] Biography
Shannon Hale is the author of ten novels, including the best-selling Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, the "Books of Bayern" series, two adult novels, and two graphic novels that she and her husband co-wrote. They live with their four children in South Jordan, Utah.
Before writing professionally, she wrote while pursuing acting in television, stage and improv 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.
Her first published book, The Goose Girl, was an American Library Association Top Ten Book for Young Adults and Josette Frank Award winner. Princess Academy is a Newbery Honor Book and a New York Times Best Seller.[1]
[edit] Early life and education
Shannon Bryner[2] was born in Salt Lake City, where she attended elementary school. She went on to 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. Hale worked as an instructional designer, developing web-based training for Avaltus and Allen Communication until her writing career took off.
[edit] Family
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]
[edit] Career
Hale has been writing since the age of 10, but met with numerous rejections until her first book The Goose Girl was finally published in 2003.[6] 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. By then Hale had earned numerous awards for her 2005 release, Princess Academy, including the prestigious Newbery Honor.
She has published two adult novels, Austenland and The Actor and the Housewife. She and her husband Dean Hale have also published a graphic novel, Rapunzel's Revenge. A sequel, entitled Calamity Jack, was published in 2010.
A young adult fantasy novel and the fourth book in the Books of Bayern series, titled Forest Born, came out in 2009.
[edit] Works
- Books of Bayern series
- The Goose Girl (2003), ISBN 158234843X
- Enna Burning (2004), ISBN 1582348898
- River Secrets (2006), ISBN 1582349010
- Forest Born (2009), ISBN 1599901676
- Princess Academy (2005), ISBN 1582349932
- Austenland (2007), ISBN 1596912855
- Book of a Thousand Days (2007), ISBN 1599900513
- Rapunzel's Revenge (2008), ISBN 1599902885
- The Actor and the Housewife (2009), ISBN 159691288X
- Calamity Jack (2010), ISBN 9781599900766
[edit] Awards
- 2003 Josette Frank Award, Goose Girl[7]
- 2006 Newbery Honor, Princess Academy[8]
- 2007 Whitney Award, Book of a Thousand Days[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Official Bio
- ^ "Author Profile - Shannon Hale". Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators Newsletter. Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators. http://ucwi.org/profileshannonh.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Alumni Post-it Notes". U-News & Views. University of Utah Alumni Association. April 2006. http://www.alumni.utah.edu/u-news/april06/postits.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ Lythgoe, Dennis (2007-07-08). "Life is hectic for novelist". Deseret Morning News. http://www.deseretmorningnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,680196942,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ Karford, Brittany (February 21, 2006). "Award-Winning LDS Author Counts Blessings". News from the Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3357-5,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-10.(Alternate version of the article)
- ^ Walquist, Tammy (2007-07-06). "Author's tales: Writers recount struggle to get published". Deseret Morning News. http://www.deseretmorningnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,680195114,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Past Award Winners (1943-2006)". The Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education. http://www.bankstreet.edu/bookcom/past_winners.html. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "2006 Newbery Medal and Honor Books". American Library Association. 2006. http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/newberymedal/newberyhonors/06NewberyMedalHonorBooks.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
- ^ "First Annual Whitney Awards Highlights". Meridian Magazine. 2007. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/080328whitney.html. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
[edit] External links
- 1974 births
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- American fantasy writers
- American Latter Day Saints
- American Mormon missionaries
- American women writers
- American children's writers
- Living people
- Mormon missionaries in Paraguay
- Newbery Honor winners
- People from South Jordan, Utah
- University of Montana alumni
- University of Utah alumni
- Writers from Utah
