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Occupation
  
Novelist

Name
  
Richelle Mead

Role
  
Author

Period
  
2007–Present

Movies
  
Vampire Academy

Children
  
2 sons (2011 + 2014)


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Born
  
November 12, 1976 (age 47) Michigan, United States (
1976-11-12
)

Genre
  
Fantasy, Young adult fiction

Nominations
  
Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Book

Education
  
Western Michigan University, University of Washington, University of Michigan

Awards
  
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Goodreads Author

Books
  
Vampire Academy, Frostbite: The Graphic, Shadow Kiss, The Indigo Spell, Blood Promise

Similar People
  
Cassandra Clare, Zoey Deutch, Veronica Roth, Becca Fitzpatrick, Stephenie Meyer

Profiles


Alma mater
  
University of Michigan

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Richelle Mead (born November 12, 1976) is a bestselling American fantasy author. She is known for the Georgina Kincaid series, Vampire Academy, Bloodlines and the Dark Swan series.

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Education and career

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Richelle Mead was born in Michigan, and currently lives in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington, United States. She has three degrees: a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan, a Master of Comparative Religion from Western Michigan University, and a Master of Teaching from the University of Washington. Her teaching degree led her to become an 8th grade teacher in suburban Seattle, where she taught social studies and English. She continued writing in her free time, until she sold her first novel, Succubus Blues. After quitting her job to write full-time, her other books quickly followed.

Awards and recognitions

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  • Honorable Mention - 2009 P.E.A.R.L. Awards - Best Romantic Fantasy - Thorn Queen
  • Winner - 2010 Teen Read Awards - Best Teen Series - Vampire Academy series
  • Winner - 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards - Goodreads Author - Richelle Mead
  • Nominee - 2010 Goodreads Choice Awards - Paranormal Fantasy - Succubus Shadows
  • Nominee - 2011 Kids' Choice Awards - Favorite Book - Vampire Academy series
  • Winner - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Graphic Novels and Comics - Vampire Academy
  • Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Favorite Book of 2011 - Bloodlines
  • Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Paranormal Fantasy - Succubus Revealed
  • Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction - Bloodlines
  • Nominee - 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Goodreads Author
  • Winner - 2013 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards - YA Protagonist - The Fiery Heart
  • Nominee - 2013 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Best Book Awards - Futuristic Romance Gameboard of the Gods

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    References

    Richelle Mead Wikipedia