Charlie N. Holmberg

Charlie N. Holmberg
Charlie N. Holmberg in 2018
Born Charlie Nicholes Holmberg
(1988-04-04) April 4, 1988
Salt Lake City, Utah
Occupation Author
Years active 2014-present

Charlie N. Holmberg (born April 4, 1988) is an American fantasy author best known for The Paper Magician series.

Life and career

Charlie N. Holmberg was born in Sandy, Utah on April 4, 1988. She graduated from Brigham Young University in English and editing and worked as a technical editor and freelance editor for several years. After seeing The Vision of Escaflowne when she was 13, she wanted to write her own stories.[1] Her first novel, The Paper Magician, was published by 47North[2][3] on September 1, 2014. The complete The Paper Magician trilogy was optioned by Disney in 2016.[4][5] She is also on the board of directors for Deep Magic Ezine.[6]

Published books

The Paper Magician (Series)

  • The Paper Magician (2014)
  • The Glass Magician (2014)
  • The Master Magician (2015)[7]
  • The Plastic Magician (2018)[8]

Numina (Trilogy)

  • Smoke and Summons (2019)

Standalones

  • Followed by Frost (2015)
  • Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet (2016)
  • The Fifth Doll (2017)[9]
  • Veins of Gold (2018)
  • The Will and the Wilds (2020)

Short stories

  • "Salt and Water" (2015, reprinted 2016)
  • "The War and the Riddle" (2018)

Awards

  • The Paper Magician, short-listed for the 2015 ALA Fantasy Reading List[10]
  • The Glass Magician, finalist Whitney Awards 2015 for young adult speculative fiction[11]
  • Followed by Frost, finalist Whitney Awards 2015 for young adult speculative fiction,[12] finalist 2016 RITA awards for young adult fiction [13]
  • The Fifth Doll, Winner Whitney Awards 2017 for speculative fiction

References

  1. ↑ "Disney purchases movie rights to Utah author's 'Paper Magician' series | KSL.com". ksl.com. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg. Amazon/47North, $14.95 trade paper (224p) ISBN 978-1-4778-2383-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Writing Excuses 10.35: Breaking In, With Charlie N. Holmberg". writingexcuses.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Disney Nabs Movie Rights to 'The Paper Magician' Trilogy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Book Club author Charlie Holmberg and "The Paper Magician"". fox13now.com/. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "About Us | DeepMagic". deepmagic.co. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Best-Selling Books Week Ended June 7". Wall Street Journal. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Book Deals: Week of January 16, 2017". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Fifth Doll". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "2015 Reading List announced: Year's best in genre fiction for adult readers". ala.org. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "And the Finalists Are..." whitneyawards.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "FOLLOWED BY FROST – 2015 Whitney Awards Finalist". whitneyawards.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "2016 RITA & Golden Heart Finalists Announced". www.rwa.org. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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