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Maggie Stiefvater
Born (1981-11-18) November 18, 1981 (age 43)
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
OccupationWriter
GenreFantasy, Young Adult fiction
Website
maggiestiefvater.com

Maggie Stiefvater (STEE-vah-tǝr; born November 18, 1981) is an American writer of Young Adult fiction. She currently lives in Virginia.[1]

Early life

Stiefvater was born Heidi Hummel in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She described himself as an "anxious child with many phobias."[2] As a child, she wanted to be a fighter pilot and race-car driver[3] and was a voracious reader who enjoyed writing.[4] By age 16, she was submitting manuscripts to publishers.[4] After being home-schooled from sixth grade on,[5] Stiefvater attended Mary Washington College, graduating with a B.A. in history.[6] By the time she had entered college, she had already written over 30 novels, including four thrillers about the Irish Republican Army, a historical blockade runner novel, and a high-fantasy novel about "impassioned enchanters fighting among civil unrest."[4] At 16, she legally changed her first name from "Heidi" to "Margaret".[7] After graduating, she worked as a portrait artist, specializing in equestrian art,[8] which is collected internationally.[9]

Stiefvater with her first car

Writing career

Stiefvater published her first novel, Lament, in 2008.[10] Before Lament had been released, she sold the rights to Ballad, the sequel to Lament, and to Shiver, the first book in The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy.[11] Shiver spent more than 40 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.[12] In 2010, Linger debuted at the number one spot on the New York Times Bestseller List.[13] There are over 1.7 million copies of The Wolves of Mercy Falls series in print and more than thirty-six foreign editions have been licensed.[14]

In 2011, Stiefvater published The Scorpio Races, which received 5 starred reviews and was named a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book.[15]

Music

Stiefvater is also known for her music. She played the highland bagpipes competitively while in college, and began a Celtic band, Ballynoola, that toured on the eastern seaboard.[16] She plays multiple other instruments as well.[17] With her sister, Kate Hummel, she writes and records a piece of music for each novel she releases. These are released to the public in the form of animated book trailers.[18] Stiefvater is also known for drawing on guitars with Sharpies and giving them away to fans at major events.[19]

Art

Portrait of the artist as a cartoon character

Before turning to writing full-time, Stiefvater was a professional portrait artist, specializing in colored pencil.[20]

Stiefvater also animates the book trailers for each of her books, using both stop-motion animation and traditional animation techniques.[21]

Bibliography

Novels

  • The Scorpio Races (2011)
  • Spirit Animals Book 2: Hunted (2014)
  • Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures with Jackson Pearce (2015)

Books of Faerie

  • Lament (2008)
  • Ballad (2009)
  • Requiem (TBD)

The Wolves of Mercy Falls

Main article: The Wolves of Mercy Falls
  • Shiver (2009)
  • Linger (2010)
  • Forever (2011)
  • Sinner (2014)
Stiefvater on tour with a boat shoe similar to the ones worn by her character, Gansey, from The Raven Cycle

The Raven Cycle

Main article: The Raven Cycle Series
  • The Raven Boys (2012)
  • The Dream Thieves (2013)
  • Blue Lily, Lily Blue (2014)
  • The Raven King (2016)

Anthologies

  • The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories with Tessa Gratton and Brenna Yovanoff (2012)
  • The Anatomy of Curiosity with Tessa Gratton and Brenna Yovanoff (2015)

Short fiction

  • The Hounds of Ulster (2010)
  • Non Quis, Sed Quid (2011)

Film adaptations

Shiver

Unique Features, in association with Warner Bros., optioned Shiver's film rights shortly after Shiver was released.[22] A screenplay was written by Nick Pustay.[23][24] In 2011, the option lapsed.

The Scorpio Races

Warner Bros. optioned the books film rights shortly after it was released.[25] David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith’s KatzSmith Productions will produce the film.[26]

The Raven Boys

New Line Cinema, in conjunction with Weed Road, optioned the film rights for The Raven Boys shortly before the book's release in September 2012. No screenplay has been written; casting has not begun.[27]

Recognition

Shiver

Stiefvater whilst hiking in the woods, with a skull
  • Debuted at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list
  • Indies Choice Book Award Finalist
  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
  • Amazon Top Ten Books for Teens
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2009
  • Border's Original Voices Pick & Finalist
  • Barnes & Noble 2009 Top Twenty Books for Teens
  • CBC Children's Choice Awards Finalist
  • 2010 SIBA Book Award, Finalist
  • Glamour's Best Book to Curl Up With
  • VOYA's Perfect Ten, 2009
  • BDB Top Young Reads of 2009

Lament

  • ALA 2010 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
  • ALA 2010 Best Books for Young Adults
  • SIBA Book Award Nominee
  • Starred review, Publisher's Weekly
  • Starred review, Booklist
  • Starred review, KLIATT

The Scorpio Races

  • Michael L. Printz Award Honor, 2012
  • The Odyssey Honor Award 2012 for Best Audio Production
  • Los Angeles Times Book Times Award Finalist, 2012
  • ALA Notable Books for Children, 2012
  • The New York Times Notable Children's Books of 2011
  • Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of 2011
  • Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best, 2012
  • Amazon's Best Books for Teens 2011
  • School Library Journal's Best Books of the Year
  • Kirkus' Best Teen Books of the Year (2011)
  • Horn Book Best Books of 2011
  • Children's Book Committee 2012 Best Children's Books of the Year
  • Finalist, 2012 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature
  • YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012
  • YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults, 2012
  • 2012 NCTE/ CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts

The Raven Boys

  • TIME Magazine Season's Most Anticipated Reads
  • Junior Library Guild Selection
  • Amazon Books Editors' Selection: Fall Favorites
  • Autumn 2012 Kids' Indie Next List Pick
  • Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award

The Dream Thieves

  • Detcon1 Member Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction
  • School Library Journal's Best Books of 2013
  • Chapters-Indigo Best Books of 2013

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

  • TIME Magazine Season's Most Anticipated Reads
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2012
  • Junior Library Guild Selection
  • Amazon Books Editors' Selection: Fall Favorites
  • 2013 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults
  • Autumn 2012 Kids' Indie Next List Pick
  • Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
  • Audiofile's Best Audiobooks of the Year for 2012
  • Indigo Top 25 of 2012
  • BCCB Blue Ribbons 2012
  • Leserpreis 2013, Best Fantasy
  • One of Rolling Stone's Best 40 YA Novels

Personal life

Stiefvater is married and has two children.[28]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maggie Stiefvater's Biography". Scholastic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ^ "Maggie Stiefvater on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. ^ Stanton, Doug. "Maggie Stiefvater Talks New Novel 'The Raven Boys,' Fast Cars, and YA Fiction". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  4. ^ a b c Staley, Erin. Maggie Stiefvater.
  5. ^ "School Library Journal". Schoollibraryjournal.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  6. ^ "Whois Lookup". Iesb.net. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  7. ^ "Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater – In Which Maggie Helps With Homework". M-stiefvater.livejournal.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  8. ^ "Fine Art and Glass Gallery Richmond Virginia". Chasen Galleries. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  9. ^ "de beste bron van informatie over portraitswithcharacter. Deze website is te koop!". portraitswithcharacter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  10. ^ Leitich, Cynthia (2008-10-14). "Cynsations: Author Interview: Maggie Stiefvater on Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception". Cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  11. ^ Thornton, Matthew (2008-09-15). "Deals: Elements of Graphic Style". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  12. ^ "Fantasy writer makes real impact on fiction genre". National Writers Series. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  13. ^ "Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater – This is a Video That I Never, Ever Thought I'd Post". M-stiefvater.livejournal.com. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  14. ^ "Maggie Stiefvater's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  15. ^ Bartel, Julie. "One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Maggie Stiefvater". YALSA The Hub. American Library Association. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  16. ^ Stiefvater, Maggie (2006-06-28). "Greywaren Art: Carytown Series Underway!". Greywarenart.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  17. ^ Lodge, Sally (2012-06-05). "PW Talks with Maggie Stiefvater". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  18. ^ "Maggie Stiefvater". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  19. ^ "Win a Maggie Stiefvater original Sharpie guitar!". National Writers Series. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  20. ^ "Maggie Stiefvater on on Creating an Animated Book Trailer for The Raven Boys". Children's Book Council (cbcbooks.org). August 6, 2012. Archived 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  21. ^ "The Making of the Book Trailer for THE RAVEN BOYS". Maggie Stiefvater. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  22. ^ "Mersey Reporter & Southport Reporter – News page". Southportreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  23. ^ "Screenwriter hired for movie of Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater". Novel Novice. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  24. ^ "Unique sparks to 'Shiver'". Variety. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  25. ^ "Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater – Movies Make Me Burn Brownies". M-stiefvater.livejournal.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  26. ^ "Warner Bros. Developing 'Scorpio Races' Fantasy (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  27. ^ "New Line Picks Up Maggie Stiefvater's YA Novel 'The Raven Boys'". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  28. ^ "CW and Werewolves? Shiver Has Worldwide Buzz, to Launch at WM Bookstore". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. August 2, 2009. Archived 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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