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Need Shannon info? Squeetus gives you a choice of bios. Enjoy. Brief bio Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of five award-winning young adult novels, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, and a romantic comedy for adults, Austenland. Her latest is Rapunzel's Revenge, co-written with husband Dean Hale. They live with their two small children near Salt Lake City, Utah. Slightly wordier bio New York Times best selling author 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 The Goose Girl, the first book in her award winning series, followed by Enna Burning and River Secrets. She also has two standalone books for young readers--Book of a Thousand Days, a CYBILS award winner, and Princess Academy, a Newbery Honor Book. Austenland, a romantic comedy, is her first book for adults. Her latest is a graphic novel co-written with her husband Dean, Rapunzel's Revenge, an Al's Book Club for Kids selection featured on NBC's Today. They reside near Salt Lake City with their toddler son, baby daughter, 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 are companion books to goose, continuing the Bayern books series. princess academy is a Newbery Honor Book and a New York Times best seller. book of a thousand days, her newest fairy tale retelling, received a CYBILS award. austenland, a romantic comedy, is her first book for adults. She and her Dean husband are working on a series of graphic novels, the first of which, rapunzel's revenge was selected by Today's Al Roker for Al's Book Club for Kids. Shannon makes her home near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with her super-human husband, their indomitable toddler, stunning baby girl, and their pet, a small plastic pig. Ridiculously long bio Bio as written by her husband Bio as written by her toddler son Author headshot Interviews Bloomsbury USA Embracing the Child Deseret News Authorlink.com Salt Lake Tribune childrenslit.com |
