Kiersten White

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Kiersten White
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White at the 2018 Texas Teen Book Festival
BornKiersten White
1983 (age 41–42)
Utah
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Notable awards
Website
kierstenwhite.com

Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy , was published by HarperCollins in 2009. [1]

Contents

Early life

White graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young University, where she studied English. [2] She lives with her family in San Diego, California. [3] White was raised Mormon but is no longer practicing. [4]

Career

White is a writer covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal, horror); she writes middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction.

Awards and honors

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award for Young Adult category. [5] White's first novel, Paranormalcy (2009), debuted at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list in the "Children's Books—Chapter Books" category. [6] The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011. [7] The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview. [8] A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales (2017); [9] And I Darken (2016) received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List. [10]

Awards

YearNomineeAwardCategoryResultRef
2011Paranormalcy11th Utah Book AwardsYoung AdultWon [7]
2017And I Darken ALA Rainbow Book List Young AdultWon [10]
2019The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein Bram Stoker Awards BSA–Young Adult Won [11]

Bibliography

Standalone novels

Chapbooks

Paranormalcy series

  1. Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) – ISBN   978-0061985843
  2. Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) – ISBN   978-0061985867
  3. Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) – ISBN   978-0061985881

Mind Games series

  1. Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN   978-0062135315
  2. Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN   978-0062135841

Novellas:

The Conqueror's Saga

  1. And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0553522310
  2. Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0553522358
  3. Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0553522396

Camelot Rising

  1. The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0525581673
  2. The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0525581710
  3. The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0525581758

Sinister Summer

  1. Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0593379042
  2. Vampiric Vacation (2022; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0593379080
  3. Camp Creepy (2023; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0593379127
  4. Menacing Manor (2023; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0593570012
  5. Haunted Holiday (2024; Delacorte Press) – ISBN   978-0593570050

Slayer ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)

  1. Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) – ISBN   978-1534404953
  2. Chosen (2020; Simon Pulse) – ISBN   978-1534404984

Star Wars contributions

Collections

Graphic novels

Contributions to anthologies

YearContributionAnthologyEditorISBN
2011"Tick, Tick, Boom" (short story)Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romancesed. Trisha Telep ISBN   978-0762440924
2014"Womb" (shortAltered Perceptionsed. Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Robison Wells

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References

  1. ↑ White, Kiersten (2009). Paranormalcy. United States: HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0-06-198585-0.
  2. ↑ "Lone Peak graduate now a best-selling author", The Daily Herald , 1 December 2010, retrieved 23 May 2018
  3. ↑ "Kiersten White", Penguin Random House , 10 July 2018, retrieved 23 May 2018
  4. ↑ Aguirre, Abby (September 3, 2023). "An Unexpected Hotbed of Y.A. Authors: Utah". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2018 Bram Stoker Award Winners". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Best Sellers". The New York Times . 9 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 Fulton, Ben (18 October 2011). "Best Sellers". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Librarian Preview: HarperCollins (Fall 2010)". School Library Journal . June 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Lone Star Reading List (Fall 2017)". Lone Star Reading List . 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Rainbow Book List (Fall 2017)". Rainbow Round Table . Fall 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "sfadb : Kiersten White Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  12. ↑ Hartmann, Sadie (2019-07-24). "Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  13. ↑ "Book review: 'The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein'". Detroit Lakes Tribune. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  14. ↑ "'The Dark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein' By Kiersten White Is A Retelling Of The Classic Tale & You Can Start Reading Now". Bustle. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  15. ↑ Katherine, Koenig (June 1, 2018). "The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  16. ↑ Sutton, Roger. "Kiersten White Talks with Roger". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  17. ↑ Coats, Karen (2018). "The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 72 (2): 99–100. doi:10.1353/bcc.2018.0726. ISSN   1558-6766.
  18. ↑ Gage, Joshua (2024-08-21). "Review: Hide: The Graphic Novel by Scott Peterson and Kiersten White". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  19. ↑ Anders, Charlie Jane (2023-08-16). "Review | Utopia or dystopia? In these books, it's complicated". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  20. ↑ "Jana Riess: 'I don't want to be here' — bestselling novelist explains why she left Mormonism". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  21. ↑ Mullen, Amanda (2024-09-16). "Kiersten White's 2024 Fantasy Book Is The Dracula Story I Didn't Know I Needed". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
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