Shannon Hale

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Shannon Hale

Hale and her husband Dean at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
Hale and her husband Dean at the 2016 Texas Book Festival

Born Shannon Bryner
(1974-01-26) January 26, 1974 (age 44)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Period 2003-present
Genre
Young adult, Fantasy
Notable works
The Goose Girl
Princess Academy
Book of a Thousand Days
Spouse Dean Hale
Children 4
Website
squeetus.com

Shannon Hale (née Shannon Bryner;[1] born January 26, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy, She has also co-written with her husband, Dean.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Works


  • 5 Awards


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


Shannon Bryner[2] was born in Salt Lake City, where she attended elementary school.[citation needed] She had two older sisters and a younger sister and brother.[1] She began writing at the age of 10.[3] In junior high, she participated on the school literary magazine.[1] She attended West High School, where she cultivated passions for English and drama.[1]


She earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah[4] and a master's degree in Creative Writing from the University of Montana.[citation needed] She took an 18-month hiatus while in college to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paraguay.[1]



Career


Before writing professionally, she wrote while pursuing acting in television, stage, and improvisational comedy, as well as studying in Mexico and the United Kingdom. She spent a year and a half as an unpaid missionary in Paraguay, then returned to the United States to earn her bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah and a master's in creative writing from the University of Montana. Hale also worked as an instructional designer, developing web-based training for Avaltus and Allen Communication before becoming a full-time writer.[citation needed]


Her first published book, The Goose Girl, met with numerous rejections until it was finally published in 2003.[3]



Personal life


Shannon is married to Dean C. Hale, with whom she has co-authored some books.[5] She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6]



Works


The Books of Bayern series




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    ISBN 1-58234-843-X


  • Enna Burning (2004),
    ISBN 1-58234-889-8


  • River Secrets (2006),
    ISBN 1-58234-901-0


  • Forest Born (2009),
    ISBN 1-59990-167-6


Princess Academy series




  • Princess Academy (2005),
    ISBN 1-58234-993-2


  • Princess Academy: Palace of Stone (2012),
    ISBN 1-59990-873-5


  • Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters (2015),
    ISBN 978-1-61963-485-5


Austenland series




  • Austenland (2007),
    ISBN 1-59691-285-5 - premiered as a movie in January 2013


  • Midnight in Austenland (2012),
    ISBN 1-60819-625-9


Rapunzel's Revenge series

Co-authored with Dean Hale, and illustrated by Nathan Hale




  • Rapunzel's Revenge (2008),
    ISBN 1-59990-288-5


  • Calamity Jack (2010),
    ISBN 978-1-59990-076-6


Ever After High series




  • Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends (2013),
    ISBN 0-31640-122-6


  • Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All (2014),
    ISBN 0-31628-201-4


  • Ever After High: A Wonderlandiful World (2014),
    ISBN 0-31628-209-X


Princess in Black series

Co-authored with Dean Hale, and illustrated by LeUyen Pham




  • The Princess in Black (2014),
    ISBN 978-0-7636-6510-4


  • The Perfect Princess Party (2015),
    ISBN 978-0-7636-7888-3


  • The Hungry Bunny Horde (2016),
    ISBN 978-0-7636-7888-3


  • Takes a Holiday (2018),
    ISBN 978-1-4063-8003-3


The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series

Co-authored with Dean Hale




  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World (2017)
    ISBN 978-1484781548


  • The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: 2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious (2018)
    ISBN 978-1368011266


Standalone novels




  • Book of a Thousand Days (2007),
    ISBN 1-59990-051-3


  • The Actor and the Housewife (2009),
    ISBN 1-59691-288-X


  • Dangerous (2014),
    ISBN 1-59990-168-4


Other



  • Spirit Animals Book 4: Fire and Ice

  • Real Friends



Awards



  • 2003 Josette Frank Award, Goose Girl[7]

  • 2006 Newbery Honor, Princess Academy[8]

  • 2007 Whitney Award, Book of a Thousand Days[9]



References





  1. ^ abcde "The Official Site of Shannon Hale". www.squeetus.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-03.


  2. ^ "Author Profile - Shannon Hale". Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators Newsletter. Utah Children's Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved 2007-07-10.


  3. ^ ab Walquist, Tammy (2007-07-06). "Author's tales: Writers recount struggle to get published". Deseret Morning News. Retrieved 2007-07-10.


  4. ^ "Alumni Post-it Notes". U-News & Views. University of Utah Alumni Association. April 2006. Retrieved 2007-07-10.


  5. ^ Lythgoe, Dennis (July 8, 2007). "Life is hectic for novelist". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-04-25.


  6. ^ Lehnardt, Michelle (June 13, 2009). "Writer's challenge: infusing religion". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-04-25.


  7. ^ "Past Award Winners (1943-2006)". The Children's Book Committee Bank Street College of Education. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2008-02-14.


  8. ^ "2006 Newbery Medal and Honor Books". American Library Association. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-12. Retrieved 2007-05-09.


  9. ^ "First Annual Whitney Awards Highlights". Meridian Magazine. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2010-04-17.




External links




  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


  • Little Red Reading Hood (fan site)

  • Interview by Miss Erin

  • Interview by Chris Rettstatt


  • Q&A with Shannon Hale interview at Publishers Weekly


  • Shannon Hale at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


  • Shannon Hale at Library of Congress Authorities, with 21 catalog records









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