Shannon Hale Information

Author
Utah, USA

Biography:
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 Books of Bayern series. Her other books for young adults include the acclaimed fantasy Book of a Thousand Days, the sci-fi adventure Dangerous, and genre-bending comedy Kind of a Big Deal. For middle grade readers, Shannon penned the Newbery Honor winner Princess Academy and sequels, the USA Today bestselling Ever After High series, and her award-winning graphic novel memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. With director Jerusha Hess, Shannon co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of her novel Austenland. With her husband Dean Hale, Shannon co-wrote: Eisner-nominee Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack (with by Nathan Hale), two books about Marvel's unbeatable super hero Squirrel Girl, DC's Diana, Princess of the Amazons (with by Victoria Ying) and Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (with Asiah Fulmore), and the popular early chapter book series The Princess in Black (with by LeUyen Pham). Shannon's books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and studied in classrooms from elementary schools to universities. She is a renowned public speaker and advocate for gender equality. She and Dean live with their four children near Salt Lake City, Utah.