Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale and her husband Dean at the 2016 Texas Book Festival.
Born Shannon Bryner
(1974-01-26) January 26, 1974
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
www.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.

Early life

Shannon Bryner[2] was born in Salt Lake City, where she attended elementary school. 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. 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.

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

  • The Goose Girl (2003), 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 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.
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