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Kiersten White
White at the 2018 Texas Teen Book Festival
Born	Kiersten White 1983 (age 41–42) 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.

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.

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.

Awards

Bibliography

Standalone novels

• 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

Chapbooks

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

Paranormalcy series

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

Mind Games series

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)

The Conqueror's Saga

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

Camelot Rising

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

Sinister Summer

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

Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe)

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

Star Wars contributions

• 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

Collections

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

Graphic novels

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

Contributions to anthologies

References

1. White, Kiersten (2009). Paranormalcy. United States: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-198585-0.
2. "Lone Peak graduate now a best-selling author", The Daily Herald, 1 December 2010, retrieved 23 May 2018
3. "Kiersten White", Penguin Random House, 10 July 2018, retrieved 23 May 2018
4. Aguirre, Abby (September 3, 2023). "An Unexpected Hotbed of Y.A. Authors: Utah". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
5. "2018 Bram Stoker Award Winners". www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
6. "Best Sellers". The New York Times. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
7. ^ Fulton, Ben (18 October 2011). "Best Sellers". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
8. "Librarian Preview: HarperCollins (Fall 2010)". School Library Journal. June 17, 2010. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
9. "Lone Star Reading List (Fall 2017)". Lone Star Reading List. 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
10. ^ "Rainbow Book List (Fall 2017)". Rainbow Round Table. Fall 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
11. "sfadb : Kiersten White Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
12. Gage, Joshua (2024-08-21). "Review: Hide: The Graphic Novel by Scott Peterson and Kiersten White". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
13. Milas, Lacy Baugher (May 24, 2022). "Hide: Kiersten White's Adult Horror Debut is a Supernatural Roller Coaster". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
14. Magazine, San Diego (2022-05-17). "Kiersten White Grows Up With "Hide"". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
15. Renee, Hannah (2022-09-02). "REVIEW: Hide by Kiersten White". Grimdark Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
16. Jensen, Karen (2022-06-06). "Let's Go to an Amusement Park, But Make it Murdery". Teen Librarian Toolbox. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
17. locusmag (2022-09-07). "2022 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
18. Falconer, Daniel (2022-06-21). "Hide by Kiersten White review: Dripping with horror and suspense". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
19. Combs, Seth (2022-03-20). "Spring Arts Preview 2022: Author Kiersten White poised to break out of the YA genre with four new books". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
20. Anders, Charlie Jane (2023-08-16). "Review | Utopia or dystopia? In these books, it's complicated". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
21. "Jana Riess: 'I don't want to be here' — bestselling novelist explains why she left Mormonism". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

• 1983 births
• Living people
• Writers from San Diego
• 21st-century American women writers
• 21st-century American novelists
• American women novelists
• Novelists from California
• Novelists from Utah
• American writers of young adult literature
• American women writers of young adult literature
• American fantasy writers
• American women science fiction and fantasy writers