Shannon Hale’s numerous books have been translated into many languages, and are read and studied all across the world, from elementary schools to numerous universities where her books are treated with the utmost respect.
Her bestseller have been supported by Matell’s doll line as well as animated series. Her husband Dean Hale, with whom she has four children, has proven himself as great support and inspiration for her two graphic novels. By the time her book ”River Secrets” was released, she had already won numerous awards for her 2005 release, ”Princess Academy”. Although being a full time writer has proven to be rather difficult and challenging, even after multiple rejections Shannon has not given up and had continued to pursue her dreams which was proven worthwhile in 2003 when she finally published her first and award-winning book, ”The Goose Girl” which she is best known for. After that Shannon has spent some time working as an instructional designer, for Avaltus and Allen Comunication, before finally becoming a full time writer.
Before earning her Bachelor’s Degree in English, Shannon Hale, being a true scholar and artist willing to nurture her talent, has spent time studying in Mexico and United Kingdom, and also got a chance to help as an unpaid missionary in Paraguay for a year and a half before returning back to the United States. In the meantime, she was able to earn her Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Utah, but was forced to come out of the closet as a writer when she earned her Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. Apart from writing, acting was another passion of Shannon’s – she used to write in secret for years, while pursuing her career in television, improvisational comedy and even stage. Thankfully, her talent was spotted by her elementary school English teacher, who introduced her to writing, as well as fiction, which will prove to become her field of work, which Shannon Hale is best known for. Shannon’s talent for writing was natural – her mother used to say that she was a storyteller from birth. Shannon attended elementary school in Salt Lake City, when at the age of 10 she started writing books, most of which were fantasy stories, with her as the main protagonist. She had four siblings, two older sisters, and a younger sister and brother. Shannon Hale was born in the year of 1974 on January 26th in Salt Lake City in the state of Utah. Shannon Hale is an American novelist and young adult fantasy writer, best known for her rewarded books ”The Goose Girl” and ”Princess Academy”.
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