Marissa Meyer

Meyer was born in Tacoma, Washington and attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she received a Bachelors in Creative Writing and Children's Literature. She later attended Pace University and received a Master's in Publishing.[4] Growing Meyer admits that she had a strong love for fairy tales and one of her favorite shows was Sailor Moon, both of which later impacted her creation of Cinder.[5] Meyer also says that her love of superheroes helped lead to the creation of Renegades.[6]

Before writing Cinder, wrote Sailor Moon fan fiction for ten years under the pen name of Alicia Blade.[7][8] She also wrote a novelette titled The Phantom of Linkshire Manor under her pen name.[7] In an interview with The News-Tribune, she said that doing the fan fiction helped her learn the craft of writing, gave her instant feedback and taught her how to take criticism.[9] After graduating from college and prior to writing Cinder, Meyer worked as a book editor and a freelance typesetter and proofreader.[7]

Meyer states that she was initially inspired to write Cinder after participating in the 2008 National Novel Writing Month contest where she wrote a story focusing on a futuristic version of Puss in Boots.[10] The Lunar Chronicles is a four book series with volumes based on the stories of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White.[10][11] The first book, Cinder, was a New York Times bestseller.[12]

In 2013 Meyer received a two-book deal from Feiwel & Friends for a young adult series featuring the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. The first book, Heartless, was set for a Fall 2016 release. It is a stand-alone novel. Publishers Weekly announced that she would write a superhero series afterwards.[13] The resulting book is called Renegades, which was inspired by the misreading of a sign and impacted by her love of superheroes growing up.[14][15] Renegades was released in the Fall of 2017, and became the number 2 book on the New York Times bestsellers in November.[16]

In 2020 she released Instant Karma and in February 2021 it was optioned for television by HBO Max.[17]

In November 2021 she released Gilded, a novel based on the story of Rumpelstiltskin.[18]

Since 2020 she has hosted The Happy Writer with Marissa Meyer, a podcast in which she interviews authors about their work.[19]

Meyer is married to Jesse Taylor.[2] In 2015, she and her husband adopted their twin daughters, Sloane and Delaney.[20]

• Official website
• Marissa Meyer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Marissa Meyer at Library of Congress Authorities, with 5 catalog records
• Marissa Meyer's Official Wattpad Profile