Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California) 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. 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 Carson was born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California. She attended Livermore High School and graduated from Biola University in 1995.
Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006. She published her debut novel, The Girl of Fire and Thorns, in 2011.
In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay, whom she met through OWW. After their marriage, Carson moved to Columbus, Ohio, to live with Finlay and his two sons.
Before writing full-time, Carson worked for the president of Ohio State University.
Awards and honors The Girl of Fire and Thorns books were a New York Times bestselling series in September 2013. +Awards for Carson's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2011Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative FictionFinalist2012ALA Best Fiction for Young AdultsTop 10Andre Norton AwardFinalistLocus Award for Best First NovelFinalistOhioana Book Award for Young Adult LiteratureWinnerWilliam C. Morris AwardFinalist2013Locus Award for Best Young Adult BookFinalist2015Walk on Earth a StrangerNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureLonglist2020"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"Nebula Award for Best Short StoryFinalist2021Scribe Award for Adapted Novel — General & SpeculativeFinalist"Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse"Hugo Award for Best Short StoryFinalistLocus Award for Best Short StoryFinalist2022Ignotus Award for Cuento extranjero (Foreign Story)Finalist
Publications
Novels
The Girl of Fire and Thorns series
The Girl of Fire and Thorns, 2011 Crown of Embers, 2012 The Bitter Kingdom, 2013 The Empire of Dreams, 2020
The following books are prequel novellas to the series:
The Shadow Cats, 2012 The Shattered Mountain, 2013 The King's Guard, 2013
The Gold Seer trilogy Walk on Earth a Stranger, 2015 Like a River Glorious, 2016 Into the Bright Unknown, 2017
Standalone books Any Sign of Life, 2021
Short fiction "Omega Ship", in Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles, ed. by Natalie C. Parker, 2017 "Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse", in Uncanny Magazine, Jan-Feb 2020, ed. by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
Star Wars Universe "The Red One"; Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View (October 2017) "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing"; Star Wars: Canto Bight (December 2017) Most Wanted (2018) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition (2020)
Critical studies, reviews and biography Review of The bitter kingdom.
References
External links
– "Rae Carson: Author of Books for Teens"
Rae Carson at publisher HarperCollins