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1 Biography  





2 Awards and honors  





3 Publications  



3.1  Novels  



3.1.1  The Girl of Fire and Thorns series  





3.1.2  The Gold Seer trilogy  





3.1.3  Standalone books  







3.2  Short fiction  





3.3  Star Wars Universe  





3.4  Critical studies, reviews and biography  







4 References  





5 External links  














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Rae Carson

Born

Rae Dawn Carson
(1973-08-17) August 17, 1973 (age 50)
Oakland, California, U.S.

Occupation

Author

Nationality

American

Alma mater

Livermore High School
Biola University

Genre

Fantasy

Spouse

(m. 2007)

Website

raecarson.com

Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California)[1] is an American fantasy writer. Her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, was published in 2011. Her books have also been translated into languages around the world.[2] Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the Star Wars universe, including the official novelization of The Rise of Skywalker.

Biography[edit]

Carson was born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California.[1] She attended Livermore High School and graduated from Biola University in 1995.[1]

Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006.[1] She published her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, in 2011.

In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay,[3] whom she met through OWW.[1] After their marriage, Carson moved to Columbus, Ohio, to live with Finlay and his two sons.[1]

Before writing full-time, Carson worked for the president of Ohio State University.[1]

Awards and honors[edit]

The Girl of Fire and Thorns books were a New York Times bestselling series in September 2013.[4]

Awards for Carson's writing

Year

Title

Award

Result

Ref.

2011

The Girl of Fire and Thorns

Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative Fiction

Finalist

[5]

2012

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults

Top 10

[6]

Andre Norton Award

Finalist

[7][8]

Locus Award for Best First Novel

Finalist

[9]

Ohioana Book Award for Young Adult Literature

Winner

[10]

William C. Morris Award

Finalist

[11]

2013

The Crown of Embers

Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Finalist

[12]

2015

Walk on Earth a Stranger

National Book Award for Young People's Literature

Longlist

[13][14][15]

2020

"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"

Nebula Award for Best Short Story

Finalist

[16][17]

2021

The Rise of Skywalker

Scribe Award for Adapted Novel — General & Speculative

Finalist

[18]

"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"

Hugo Award for Best Short Story

Finalist

[19][20]

Locus Award for Best Short Story

Finalist

[21]

2022

Ignotus Award for Cuento extranjero (Foreign Story)

Finalist

[22]

Publications[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2015)

Novels[edit]

The Girl of Fire and Thorns series[edit]

  1. The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011
  2. Crown of Embers, 2012
  3. The Bitter Kingdom, 2013
  4. The Empire of Dreams, 2020

The following books are prequel novellas to the series:

  1. The Shadow Cats, 2012
  2. The Shattered Mountain, 2013
  3. The King's Guard, 2013

The Gold Seer trilogy[edit]

Standalone books[edit]

Short fiction[edit]

Star Wars Universe[edit]

Critical studies, reviews and biography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Rae Carson: Amulet of Power". Locus Online. 2012-07-08. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "Rae Carson, International Covers". raecarson.com. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  • ^ "C.C. Finlay website bio". ccfinlay.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  • ^ "Children's Series Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. 2013-09-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2011 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  • ^ "2012 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  • ^ "2012 Andre Norton Award (SFADB)". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • ^ "2011 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2012-05-20. Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2012 Locus Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • ^ "2012 Ohioana Award Winners". OHIOana Library. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  • ^ "2012 Morris Award". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2012-12-06. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2013 Locus Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • ^ "2015 NBA Longlist for Young People's Literature Announced". Publishers Weekly. 2015-09-15. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "NBA Longlist for YA Lit". Locus Online. 2015-09-14. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "Awards: Man Booker; NBA Young People's; Scottish Crime". Shelf Awareness. 2015-09-15. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2020 Nebula Awards". Nebula Awards. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • ^ "2020 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-06-06. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2021 Scribe Award Winners". Locus Online. 2021-07-06. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2021 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. January 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2021 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-12-19. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-06-26. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  • ^ "2022 Ignotus Winners". Locus Online. 2022-10-10. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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