Maggie Stiefvater

Maggie Stiefvater
Born (1981-11-18) November 18, 1981
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Occupation Writer
Genre Fantasy, Young Adult fiction
Website
maggiestiefvater.com

Maggie Stiefvater (STEE-vah-tǝr; born November 18, 1981) is an American writer of Young Adult fiction. She currently lives in Virginia.[1]

Early life

Stiefvater was born Heidi Hummel in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She described himself as an "anxious child with many phobias."[2] As a child, she wanted to be a fighter pilot and race-car driver[3] and was a voracious reader who enjoyed writing.[4] By age 16, she was submitting manuscripts to publishers.[4] After being home-schooled from sixth grade on,[5] Stiefvater attended Mary Washington College, graduating with a B.A. in history.[6] By the time she had entered college, she had already written over 30 novels, including four thrillers about the Irish Republican Army, a historical blockade runner novel, and a high-fantasy novel about "impassioned enchanters fighting among civil unrest."[4] At 16, she legally changed her first name from "Heidi" to "Margaret".[7] After graduating, she worked as a portrait artist, specializing in equestrian art,[8] which is collected internationally.[9]

Stiefvater with her first car

Writing career

Stiefvater published her first novel, Lament, in 2008.[10] Before Lament had been released, she sold the rights to Ballad, the sequel to Lament, and to Shiver, the first book in The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy.[11] Shiver spent more than 40 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.[12] In 2010, Linger debuted at the number one spot on the New York Times Bestseller List.[13] There are over 1.7 million copies of The Wolves of Mercy Falls series in print and more than thirty-six foreign editions have been licensed.[14]

In 2011, Stiefvater published The Scorpio Races, which received 5 starred reviews and was named a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book.[15]

Music

Stiefvater is also known for her music. She played the highland bagpipes competitively while in college, and began a Celtic band, Ballynoola, that toured on the eastern seaboard.[16] She plays multiple other instruments as well.[17] With her sister, Kate Hummel, she writes and records a piece of music for each novel she releases. These are released to the public in the form of animated book trailers.[18] Stiefvater is also known for drawing on guitars with Sharpies and giving them away to fans at major events.[19]

Art

Portrait of the artist as a cartoon character

Before turning to writing full-time, Stiefvater was a professional portrait artist, specializing in colored pencil.[20]

Stiefvater also animates the book trailers for each of her books, using both stop-motion animation and traditional animation techniques.[21]

Bibliography

Novels

Books of Faerie

The Wolves of Mercy Falls

Stiefvater on tour with a boat shoe similar to the ones worn by her character, Gansey, from The Raven Cycle

The Raven Cycle

Anthologies

Short fiction

Film adaptations

Shiver

Unique Features, in association with Warner Bros., optioned Shiver's film rights shortly after Shiver was released.[22] A screenplay was written by Nick Pustay.[23][24] In 2011, the option lapsed.

The Scorpio Races

Warner Bros. optioned the books film rights shortly after it was released.[25] David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith’s KatzSmith Productions will produce the film.[26]

The Raven Boys

New Line Cinema, in conjunction with Weed Road, optioned the film rights for The Raven Boys shortly before the book's release in September 2012. No screenplay has been written; casting has not begun.[27]

Recognition

Shiver

Stiefvater whilst hiking in the woods, with a skull

Lament

The Scorpio Races

The Raven Boys

The Dream Thieves

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Personal life

Stiefvater is married and has two children.[28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maggie Stiefvater's Biography". Scholastic.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Maggie Stiefvater on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  3. ↑ Stanton, Doug. "Maggie Stiefvater Talks New Novel ‘The Raven Boys,’ Fast Cars, and YA Fiction". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  4. 1 2 3 Staley, Erin. Maggie Stiefvater.
  5. ↑ "School Library Journal". Schoollibraryjournal.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  6. ↑ "Whois Lookup". Iesb.net. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  7. ↑ "Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater – In Which Maggie Helps With Homework". M-stiefvater.livejournal.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  8. ↑ "Fine Art and Glass Gallery Richmond Virginia". Chasen Galleries. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  9. ↑ "de beste bron van informatie over portraitswithcharacter. Deze website is te koop!". portraitswithcharacter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  10. ↑ Leitich, Cynthia (2008-10-14). "Cynsations: Author Interview: Maggie Stiefvater on Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception". Cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  11. ↑ Thornton, Matthew (2008-09-15). "Deals: Elements of Graphic Style". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  12. ↑ "Fantasy writer makes real impact on fiction genre". National Writers Series. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  13. ↑ "Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater – This is a Video That I Never, Ever Thought I'd Post". M-stiefvater.livejournal.com. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  14. ↑ "Maggie Stiefvater's Biography". Scholastic Teachers. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  15. ↑ Bartel, Julie. "One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Maggie Stiefvater". YALSA The Hub. American Library Association. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Stiefvater, Maggie (2006-06-28). "Greywaren Art: Carytown Series Underway!". Greywarenart.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  17. ↑ Lodge, Sally (2012-06-05). "PW Talks with Maggie Stiefvater". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  18. ↑ "Maggie Stiefvater". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  19. ↑ "Win a Maggie Stiefvater original Sharpie guitar!". National Writers Series. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  20. ↑ "Maggie Stiefvater on on Creating an Animated Book Trailer for The Raven Boys". Children's Book Council (cbcbooks.org). August 6, 2012. Archived 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  21. ↑ "The Making of the Book Trailer for THE RAVEN BOYS". Maggie Stiefvater. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  22. ↑ "Mersey Reporter & Southport Reporter – News page". Southportreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  23. ↑ "Screenwriter hired for movie of Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater". Novel Novice. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  24. ↑ "Unique sparks to ‘Shiver’". Variety. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  25. ↑ "Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater – Movies Make Me Burn Brownies". M-stiefvater.livejournal.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  26. ↑ "Warner Bros. Developing 'Scorpio Races' Fantasy (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  27. ↑ "New Line Picks Up Maggie Stiefvater's YA Novel 'The Raven Boys'". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  28. ↑ "CW and Werewolves? Shiver Has Worldwide Buzz, to Launch at WM Bookstore". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. August 2, 2009. Archived 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2014-02-10.

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