Rae Carson

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Rae Carson
Born
Rae Dawn Carson

(1973-08-17) August 17, 1973 (age 52)
Oakland, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materLivermore High School
Biola University
GenreFantasy
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Website
raecarson.com

Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California)[1] is an American fantasy writer. Her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was published in 2011. Her books have also been translated into languages around the world.[2] Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the Star Wars universe, including the official novelization of The Rise of Skywalker.

Biography

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Carson was born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California.[1] She attended Livermore High School and graduated from Biola University in 1995.[1]

Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006.[1] She published her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, in 2011.

In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay,[3] whom she met through OWW.[1] After their marriage, Carson moved to Columbus, Ohio, to live with Finlay and his two sons.[1]

Before writing full-time, Carson worked for the president of Ohio State University.[1]

Awards and honors

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns books were a New York Times bestselling series in September 2013.[4]

Awards for Carson's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2011 The Girl of Fire and Thorns Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative Fiction Finalist [5]
2012 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top 10 [6]
Andre Norton Award Finalist [7][8]
Locus Award for Best First Novel Finalist [9]
Ohioana Book Award for Young Adult Literature Winner [10]
William C. Morris Award Finalist [11]
2013 The Crown of Embers Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book Finalist [12]
2015 Walk on Earth a Stranger National Book Award for Young People's Literature Longlist [13][14][15]
2020 "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse" Nebula Award for Best Short Story Finalist [16][17]
2021 The Rise of Skywalker Scribe Award for Adapted Novel — General & Speculative Finalist [18]
"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse" Hugo Award for Best Short Story Finalist [19][20]
Locus Award for Best Short Story Finalist [21]
2022 Ignotus Award for Cuento extranjero (Foreign Story) Finalist [22]

Publications

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Novels

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The Girl of Fire and Thorns series

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  1. The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011
  2. Crown of Embers, 2012
  3. The Bitter Kingdom, 2013
  4. The Empire of Dreams, 2020

The following books are prequel novellas to the series:

  1. The Shadow Cats, 2012
  2. The Shattered Mountain, 2013
  3. The King's Guard, 2013

The Gold Seer trilogy

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  • Walk on Earth a Stranger, 2015
  • Like a River Glorious, 2016
  • Into the Bright Unknown, 2017

Standalone books

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  • Any Sign of Life, 2021

Short fiction

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Star Wars Universe

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Critical studies, reviews and biography

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References

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