Kiersten White

Kiersten White
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	Best Novel by a New Author (2010) Speculative Youth Fiction (2014) YALSA Teen Top Ten Award (2015)
Website
kierstenwhite.com

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]

• The Chaos of Stars (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135926
• Illusions of Fate (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135896
• The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525577942
• Hide (2022; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593359235
• Mister Magic (2023; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593359266^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

• Reality No-Show (2016; Serial Box) – ISBN 978-1682100998
• The End of the Beginning (2016; Serial Box) – ISBN 978-1682101087

1. Paranormalcy (2010; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985843
2. Supernaturally (2011; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985867
3. Endlessly (2012; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0061985881

1. Mind Games (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135315
2. Perfect Lies (2014; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062135841

Novellas:

• 0.5. Annie and Fia (2013; HarperTeen) – ISBN 978-0062321497 (e-book)

1. And I Darken (2016; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522310
2. Now I Rise (2017; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522358
3. Bright We Burn (2018; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0553522396

1. The Guinevere Deception (2019; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581673
2. The Camelot Betrayal (2020; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581710
3. The Excalibur Curse (2021; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0525581758

1. Wretched Waterpark (2022; Delacorte Press) – ISBN 978-0593379042

1. Slayer (2019; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404953
2. Chosen (2020; Simon Pulse) – ISBN 978-1534404984

• From a Certain Point of View:
  • Eyes of the Empire (2020; Del Rey Books) – ISBN 978-0593157749
• Padawan (2022; Disney-Lucasfilm Press) – ISBN 978-3833242571

• Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (2017; Scholastic) – ISBN 978-0545940603

• In the Shadows with Jim Di Bartolo (2014; Scholastic) – ISBN 978-0545561440

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