Kiersten White | |
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![]() White at the 2018 Texas Teen Book Festival | |
Born | Kiersten White 1983 (age 40–41) Utah |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Notable awards |
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Website | |
kierstenwhite |
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]
White was born in Utah in 1983[ citation needed] and 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]
White is a writer covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal, horror); she writes middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the 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]
Year Awarded | Nominee | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2019 | The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Bram Stoker Awards | BSA–Young Adult | Won | [11] |
Year Awarded | Nominee | Recognition | Category | Result | Ref |
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2010 | Paranormalcy | New York Times Best Seller list | "Children's Books—Chapter Books" | #7 | [6] |
2011 | 11th Utah Book Awards | Young Adult | Won | [7] | |
2017 | And I Darken | 2017 Rainbow Book List | Young Adult | (unranked) | [10] |
Novellas:
Year | Contribution | Anthology | Editor | ISBN |
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2011 | "Tick, Tick, Boom" (short story) | Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances | ed. Trisha Telep | ISBN 978-0762440924 |
2014 | "Womb" (short | Altered Perceptions | ed. Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Robison Wells |
Kiersten White | |
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![]() White at the 2018 Texas Teen Book Festival | |
Born | Kiersten White 1983 (age 40–41) Utah |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Notable awards |
|
Website | |
kierstenwhite |
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]
White was born in Utah in 1983[ citation needed] and 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]
White is a writer covering a variety of genres (fantasy, historical fiction, paranormal, horror); she writes middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein won the 2018 Bram Stoker Award in the 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]
Year Awarded | Nominee | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Bram Stoker Awards | BSA–Young Adult | Won | [11] |
Year Awarded | Nominee | Recognition | Category | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Paranormalcy | New York Times Best Seller list | "Children's Books—Chapter Books" | #7 | [6] |
2011 | 11th Utah Book Awards | Young Adult | Won | [7] | |
2017 | And I Darken | 2017 Rainbow Book List | Young Adult | (unranked) | [10] |
Novellas:
Year | Contribution | Anthology | Editor | ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | "Tick, Tick, Boom" (short story) | Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances | ed. Trisha Telep | ISBN 978-0762440924 |
2014 | "Womb" (short | Altered Perceptions | ed. Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Robison Wells |