J. K. Rowling

J. K. Rowling

female, 43 years old
Harry Potter author billionaire children's writer fantasy writer English … Writer of young adult literature
Joanne "Jo" Rowling BA (Exon.) OBE is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. Rowling is the author of the "Harry... More
Christopher Paolini

Christopher Paolini

male, 25 years old
Book 3 third book Writer of young adult literature Home schooled fantasy fiction Italian-American
Christopher Paolini (born November 17, 1983) is an American writer. His hometown is in Paradise Valley, Montana; where he wrote Eragon. He is best... More
Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones

female, 74 years old
Writer of young adult literature child Chrestomanci Dark Lord of Derkholm Howl's Moving Castle Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford
Diana Wynne Jones (born London August 16, 1934) is a British writer, principally of fantasy novels for children and adults, as well as a small... More
Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander

male, deceased (2007)
Writer of young adult literature National Book Award American Book Award Welsh mythology Newbery Medal winner fantasy
Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007) was the author of more than forty books, mostly fantasy novels for children and... More
Melinda Metz

Melinda Metz

female
Buffy novels Goosebumps young adult books dog everwood Writer of young adult literature
Melinda Metz is an American author of young adult books. Her series "Roswell High", about teenage aliens, is the basis of the WB television series... More
Elsie J. Oxenham

Elsie J. Oxenham

female, deceased (1960)
Oxenham Oxenham Non-Connectors Writer of young adult literature British children's literature Scouting in the United Kingdom 1900-1949 British children's literature
Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley, was an English girls’ story writer, who took the name Oxenham as her pseudonym when her first book, "Goblin Island", wa... More
Gary Soto

Gary Soto

male, 56 years old
Febuary California Central Valley From Fresno, California Master of Fine Arts University of California, Berkeley California State University, Fresno … Writer of young adult literature
Gary Soto (born Febuary 1952) is an American author and poet. He has received many awards for his writing, which is centered on the... More
Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez

Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez

female, 50 years old
writer Portuguese University of Lisbon Portuguese language Writer of young adult literature O Incendiário Misterioso
Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez is a Portuguese writer. She studied in the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon and was a Portuguese teacher... More
Cecil Castellucci

Cecil Castellucci

female
film director Boy Proof indie rocker Cecil Seaskull Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts Writer of young adult literature
Cecil Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull, is a young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles,... More