Charlie N. Holmberg

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

Charlie N. Holmberg
Born
Charlie Nicholes Holmberg

(1988-04-04) April 4, 1988
Salt Lake City, Utah
OccupationAuthor
Years active2014-present

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)
  • Myths and Mortals (2019)
  • Siege and Sacrifice (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)
  • "Illusions of Love" (2019)

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

Official Website

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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