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Brief bio Shannon Hale is the author of the companion books The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, and River Secrets (fall 2006). She received a Newbery Honor for her New York Times–bestseller, Princess Academy. She and her husband are working together on a graphic novel, and live with their son in Salt Lake City, Utah. Slightly wordier bio Shannon Hale started writing books at age ten and never stopped, eventually earning an MFA in Creative Writing. After nineteen years of writing and dozens of rejections, she published her first book, The Goose Girl, an ALA Teens’ Top Ten. Enna Burning and River Secrets (fall 2006) are companion books to Goose. Princess Academy is a Newbery Honor Book and New York Times best seller. She resides in Salt Lake City with her husband, toddler son, and their pet, a small, plastic pig. Even meatier bio Shannon’s mother says she was a storyteller from birth, jabbering endlessly in nonsensical baby-talk. Once she could speak, she made up stories and bribed younger siblings to perform them in mini-plays until, thankfully, an elementary school teacher introduced her to the wonder of written fiction. At age 10, she began to write books, mostly fantasy stories where she was the heroine. She continued to write secretly for years while pursuing acting in television, stage, and improv comedy. After detours studying in Mexico, the UK, and a year and a half as an unpaid missionary in Paraguay, Shannon earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Utah. She was finally forced out of the writers’ closet when she received her Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. the goose girl, her critically acclaimed first book, is an ALA Teens' Top Ten and Josette Frank Award winner. enna burning and river secrets (fall 2006) are companion books to goose, continuing the Companions of Bayern series. princess academy is a Newbery Honor Book and a New York Times best seller. She's working on Austenland, an adult novel, and rapunzel's revenge, a graphic novel co-written with Dean Hale (husband) and illustrated by Nathan Hale (no relation). Currently Shannon makes her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with her super-human husband, their indomitable toddler, Max Stonebreaker, and their pet, a small plastic pig. Ridiculously long bio Coming soon... Bio as written by her husband Bio as written by her toddler son Interviews Bloomsbury USA Embracing the Child Deseret News Authorlink.com Salt Lake Tribune childrenslit.com |
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