Kiersten White


Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children, young adults, and adults. Her first book, Paranormalcy, was published by HarperCollins in 2010.

Early life

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

Career

White is a writer covering a variety of genres ; 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. White's first novel, Paranormalcy, debuted at #7 on the New York Times Best Seller list in the "Children's Books—Chapter Books" category. The Utah Book Awards presented White with the Young Adult book award in 2011. The book has garnered praise in the 2010 Librarian Preview. A subsequent work received mention on the Lone Star Reading List, Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales ; And I Darken received mention on the 2017 Rainbow Book List. In 2022, her novel Star Wars: Padawan debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Awards

Standalone novels

  • The Chaos of Stars –
  • Illusions of Fate –
  • The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein –
  • Hide –
  • Mister Magic –
  • Lucy Undying -

    Chapbooks

  • Reality No-Show –
  • The End of the Beginning –

    ''Paranormalcy'' series

  1. Paranormalcy –
  2. Supernaturally –
  3. Endlessly –

    ''Mind Games'' series

  4. Mind Games –
  5. Perfect Lies –
Novellas:
  • 0.5. Annie and Fia –

    ''The Conqueror's Saga''

  1. And I Darken –
  2. Now I Rise –
  3. Bright We Burn –

    ''Camelot Rising''

  4. The Guinevere Deception –
  5. The Camelot Betrayal –
  6. The Excalibur Curse –

    ''Sinister Summer''

  7. Wretched Waterpark –
  8. Vampiric Vacation –
  9. Camp Creepy –
  10. Menacing Manor –
  11. Haunted Holiday –

    ''Slayer'' (''[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]'' universe)

  12. Slayer –
  13. Chosen –

    ''[Star Wars]'' contributions

  • From a Certain Point of View:
  • * Eyes of the Empire –
  • Padawan –

    Collections

  • Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales –

    Graphic novels

  • In the Shadows with Jim Di Bartolo –

    Contributions to anthologies