Shannon Hale

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shannon Hale
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1974(1974-01-26)
Age	50
Birthplace	Salt Lake City
Country	United States
Birth City	Utah
Horoscope	Capricorn

Shannon Hale Biography

Shannon Hale is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on January 26, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Mormon author who received the highly coveted Newbery Honor for her young adult fantasy novel, Princess Academy (2005). Seven years later, in 2012, she released her sequel to the book, Palace of Stone.

She and her co-author Lis Lowry each received The Josette Frank Award for their work in the field of children’s literature.

She attended the University of Utah, primarily majoring in both English and Theater before deciding solely to pursue the former. She served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paraguay for 18 months before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Utah in 1998. and a master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of Montana.

The Goose Girl became her first published novel after being met with nine rejections; Hale received an offer in 2003 from Bloomsbury Publishing. Hale based the book on her favorite fairy tale of the same name. It was named an ALA Teens’ Top Ten and became the first of many novels in Hale’s Books of Bayern series. Goose Girl also won the 2004 Josette Frank Award for fiction and was reprinted by Bloomsbury in 2017. Her novel Princess Academy was featured on The New York Times Best Seller list, as well as that of Book Sense and Publishers Weekly. It also received a Newbery Honor. Her first adult novel, Austenland, was also featured by Book Sense. Hale and screenwriter Jerusha Hess then wrote the screenplay for a film adaptation of Austenland, released in 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival. It was then bought by Sony Pictures for $4 million. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer produced the film and Keri Russell starred as protagonist Jane Hayes. In 2012 Hale released a sequel novel, Midnight in Austenland. Another adult novel, The Actor and the Housewife, was published in 2009 and was named “the City Weekly readers’ choice winner for best novel of the year.” Hale has kept numerous rejection letters she has received from publishers, and has compiled them into one 60 foot long scroll.

Her spouse, Dean Hale, wrote two graphic novels in tandem and were mothers to 4 children. Max, Magnolia, Dinah and Wren.

Shannon Hale Net Worth

Shannon Hale is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shannon Hale 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The graduate graduated from University of Utah with a degree in English and, after having pursued an acting career and obtaining her doctorate from the department of Creative Writing from the University of Montana.

She was born into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a member of the church throughout her later years of adulthood, and began writing books for children as well as for adults.

Shannon Hale (née Shannon Bryner; born January 26, 1974 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy and The Goose Girl. Her first novel for adults, Austenland, was adapted into a film in 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Utah and the University of Montana. She has also co-written with her husband, Dean.

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Who is Shannon Hale Dating?

According to our records, Shannon Hale married to Dean Hale. As of December 1, 2023, Shannon Hale’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Shannon Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Shannon Hale celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

Are Shannon Hale and Nathan Hale related?

Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale teams up with husband Dean Hale and brilliant artist Nathan Hale ( no relation ) to bring readers a swashbuckling and hilarious twist on the classic story as you’ve never seen it before.

Is Shannon Hale LDS?

She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the mother of four children: Max, Magnolia, and twin girls Dinah and Wren. Hale has noted that her children give her new ideas for books “probably every day.”

Will Shannon Hale write another book?

As for what’s coming next, Hale and her husband, Dean, have the eighth “Princess in Black” book scheduled to release next fall. A few other projects have yet to be announced, especially with all the uncertainty coming from COVID-19. “It’s hard to write in quarantine with four kids at home,” Hale admitted.

How old is Shannon Hale now?

48 years (January 26, 1974)

Is Princess Academy a movie Shannon Hale?

The hills of Mt. Eskel are alive with the sound of Scandinavian folk music in Kensington Theatre Company’s “Princess Academy,” an original musical adaptation of local author Shannon Hale’s best-selling 2005 young-adult novel. The show makes its premiere Friday, Dec.