Marissa Meyer

Marissa Meyer (Librairie Mollat, 2018)

Marissa Meyer is an American writer that wrote many books which include Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress. These books have parts of well known fairy-tales, but she changed them and The Lunar Chronicle books were very successful, Winter had a main character that was black. She put in lots of different people of all genders and ages in her books. In November 2015, the fifth in the Lunar Chronicle series will be published, Winter. Her most recently published book is Fairest, another book about fairytales. She even has many unfinished books lying around. She lives with her husband and three cats.

Early life

Marissa Meyer was born on February 19, 1984. She grew up in Tacoma, Washington. Meyer read fairy stories at age 5. Then, her friend showed her anime and fan fiction at age 14. These books helped her write her own stories. She was very interested in it and completed 40 stories under the name Alicia Blade. These stories were published on Fanfiction.net. She also wrote a novelette called The Phantom of Linkshire Manor. In 2007, the novelette was published in the Bound in Skin anthology.

Awards

Education

Marissa Meyer went to Pacific Lutheran University, and got a Bachelor’s degree in creative writing and children’s literature. At Pace University, she received her Master’s degree in publishing. After she graduated, she became a book editor in Seattle. Later, she became a freelance typesetter and proofreader.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marissa Meyer: The world isn't made of only white people, so fictional worlds shouldn't be either". The Guardian. 2016-02-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Marissa Meyer." Gale Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Biography in Context. Web. 23 Mar. 2015
  3. ↑ "Tacoma novelist hits it big with her futuristic story". Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved 2026-04-24.