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'''Cassandra Clare''' (Formerly Cassandra Claire) is an American author who has written the bestselling<ref name="Best Sellers : Children's Books">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/books/bestseller/0422bestchildren.html |title=Best Sellers : Children's Books |date=2007-04-22 |publisher=New York Times}}</ref> young adult saga [[The Mortal Instruments (series)|''The Mortal Instruments'']].<ref name="Best Sellers : Children's Books"/>
'''Cassandra Clare''' is an American author who has written the bestselling<ref name="Best Sellers : Children's Books">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/books/bestseller/0422bestchildren.html |title=Best Sellers : Children's Books |date=2007-04-22 |publisher=New York Times}}</ref> young adult saga [[The Mortal Instruments (series)|''The Mortal Instruments'']].<ref name="Best Sellers : Children's Books"/>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 01:08, 24 February 2011

Cassandra Clare
File:Claresigns.png
OccupationAuthor
NationalityUnited States
GenreFantasy
Literary movementContemporary fantasy, urban fantasy and fantasy of manners
Website
http://cassandraclare.com/

Cassandra Clare is an American author who has written the bestselling[1] young adult saga The Mortal Instruments.[1]

Personal life

Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Tehran. As a child Clare traveled frequently, spending time in Switzerland, England, and France. Clare returned to Los Angeles for high school, and from then on split her time between California and New York, where she worked at various entertainment magazines and tabloids including The Hollywood Reporter.[2]

She is also friends with author Holly Black, and their books occasionally overlap, Clare mentioning characters from Black's novels and vice versa, such as Val and Luis from Black's Valiant.[3]

The Mortal Instruments series

Main article: The Mortal Instruments

In 2004, Clare started working on her first-published novel City of Bones, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan. City of Bones was released by Simon & Schuster in 2007.

City of Bones, a contemporary fantasy story revolving around characters Clary Fray, Jace Wayland, and Simon Lewis became a New York Times bestseller upon its release. City of Ashes and City of Glass completed the trilogy. In 2009, a fourth installment, City of Fallen Angels was announced.[4]

Clare has stated that City of Fallen Angels is actually the start of a second Mortal Instruments cycle, which will include two other books named 'City of Lost Souls' and 'City of Heavenly Fire'. She said this new cycle is going to be focusing on the same characters as in the first 'cycle', as well as a few new characters we will meet in the new books.[5]

In 2009 Clare also announced a new series of prequels called The Infernal Devices set in the same universe as The Mortal Instruments, but in the Victorian era. This series is planned to consist of three books: The Clockwork Angel, was published on August 31, 2010, with The Clockwork Prince, expected to be published September 2011, and The Clockwork Princess, slated for release in September 2012.[6]

The Mortal Instruments series has been optioned for film by Unique Features and Constantin Films.[7] First-time writer Jessica Postigo has been hired to write the screenplay,[8] based on the first book in the series[9]. Also, Lily Collins has been cast the lead role. Filming is scheduled to start in April.

Awards

City of Bones

  • 2010 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teen Readers [10]
  • Finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel of 2007
  • An American Library Association Teens Top Ten Award winner, 2008[11]
  • 2010 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teen Readers [10]
  • Winner of The 2010 Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award[12]
  • Winner of the 2010 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award[13]
  • A Texas TAYSHAS title 2010[14]
  • Shortlisted for the 2010 Evergreen Young Adult Book Award[15]
  • Shortlisted for The 2010 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award[16]
  • Shortlisted for The North Carolina School Library Media Association Young Adult Book Award[17]
  • Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee (Teen) 2010[18]
  • Iowa High School Book Award Nominee 2009-2010[19]
  • North Carolina YA Book Award Nominee 2009-2010[20]
  • New Hampshire Flume Teen Reader’s Choice Award Nominee, 2010[21]
  • Nevada Young Readers’ Award Nominee 2010[22]
  • Ohio Buckeye Teen Book Award Nominee, 2009[23]
  • Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave Reading List Title 2008[24]
  • South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee 2009-2010[25]
  • Shortlisted for the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards[26]

City of Ashes

  • A 2009 ALA Teens Top Ten Title[27]

Bibliography

The Mortal Instruments Series

The Infernal Devices Trilogy

  • The Clockwork Angel (August 31, 2010)
  • The Clockwork Prince (scheduled for September, 2011)
  • The Clockwork Princess (scheduled for September, 2012)[30]

Short fiction

  • "The Girl’s Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord", Turn the Other Chick, ed. Esther Friesner, Baen Books (2005)
  • "Charming", So Fey, ed. Steve Berman, Haworth Press (2007)
  • "Graffiti", Magic in the Mirrorstone, ed. Steve Berman, Mirrorstone Books (2008)
  • "The Mirror House", Vacations from Hell, HarperCollins Publishers (2009)
  • "Other Boys", The Eternal Kiss, ed. Trisha Telep, Running Press Book Publishers (2009)
  • “The Mirror House”, "Vacations from Hell", ed. Farrin Jacobs, Harper Collins, 2009.
  • “I Never”, "Geektastic", ed. Holly Black and Cecil Castelucci, Little, Brown. 2009
  • “Cold Hands”, "ZVU: Zombies Versus Unicorns", ed. Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier, Simon and Schuster, 2010

References

  1. ^ a b "Best Sellers : Children's Books". New York Times. 2007-04-22.
  2. ^ "Author's bio at Sony.com".
  3. ^ http://www.cassandraclare.com/cms/faqs#valiant
  4. ^ "City of Fallen Angels (Mortal Instruments, #4)". goodreads.com. 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  5. ^ Author's LiveJournal page
  6. ^ "The Infernal Devices: FAQ". 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  7. ^ Cassandra Clare's Blog 23 August 2009
  8. ^ "The Mortal Instruments IMDB page".
  9. ^ http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/43587.html
  10. ^ a b "2010 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers Winner Announced". Georgia Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  11. ^ "The 2008 Teens' Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  12. ^ "Illinois' High School Readers' Choice Award". Illinois School Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  13. ^ "Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award". Pacific Northwest Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  14. ^ "Texas TAYSHAS title 2010" (PDF). Texas Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  15. ^ "Evergreen Young Adult Book Award". King County Library System. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  16. ^ "Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award" (PDF). Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book World. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  17. ^ "NCSLMA YA Book Award". North Carolina School Library Media Association. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  18. ^ "Grand Canyon Reader Award". Grand Canyon Reader Award. Retrieved 2010-03 31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ "Iowa High School Book Award Nominee". Iowa Association of School Librarians. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  20. ^ "North Carolina YA Booklist". NCSLMA. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  21. ^ "NH Teen Reader's Choice Awards". New Hampshire Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  22. ^ "Nevada Young Reader's Award". Nevada Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  23. ^ "Teen Buckeye Book Award". Buckeye Children's Book Award. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  24. ^ "Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave List". Oregon Library Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  25. ^ "SCASL Young Adult Book Awards". South Carolina Association of School Librarians. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  26. ^ "Coventry Inspiration Book Awards". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  27. ^ "2009 ALA Teens Top Ten". Young Adult Library Services Association. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  28. ^ CassandraClare.Com
  29. ^ a b Publishers Weekly
  30. ^ "Deals: LB Wins Zafon YA Titles". Publishers Weekly. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-06-24. [dead link]

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