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 (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. 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. 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 (2017); And I Darken (2016) 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.

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