Rachel Hartman (born July 9, 1972 in Kentucky) is an American
writer and artist of comics, and an author of
young adult fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
. She is known for her books
''Seraphina'' (2012), ''
Shadow Scale'' (2015), ''
Tess of the Road'' (2018), and ''
In The Serpent's Wake'' (2022).
Early life
Rachel Hartman was born on July 9, 1972
["Hartman, Rachel 1972-"]
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History
The website was launched by ...
. Retrieved June 4, 2018. in Kentucky.
["Bio"]
Rachel Hartman. Retrieved June 4, 2018. She lived in numerous places including Lexington, Kentucky
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, Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, England, and Japan.[ she attended ]Washington University
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,[ where she obtained a BA in Comparative Literature.][
]
Career
In 1996, Hartman published her first comic book, ''Amy Unbounded, the Ashcan Series''.
Her first book, ''Seraphina'', received the 2013 William C. Morris Award
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award is an annual award given to a work of young adult literature by a "first-time author writing for teens". It is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American ...
, awarded to best young adult book published in the US by a debut author and won the 2012 Cybils Award
The Cybils Awards, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, are a set of annual book awards given by people who blog about children's and young-adult books. Co-founded by Kelly Herold and Anne Boles Levy in 2006, the awards were c ...
for best young adult fantasy or science fiction novel. '' Shadow Scale'' appeared on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller List for Young Adult books in its first week of eligibility. Her third novel, '' Tess of the Road'', a companion novel featuring new characters as well as appearances of characters from her first two novels, was released on February 27, 2018., followed in 2022 by the fourth, '' In The Serpent's Wake''.
Personal life
Hartman lives in Vancouver, British Columbia
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with her husband and son.[
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1972 births
Canadian fantasy writers
Canadian writers of young adult literature
Writers from Vancouver
Living people
Canadian women novelists
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award winners