Shannon Delany is an American

fantasy novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fa ...

ist. She is best known for creating the ''13 to Life'' series, published by

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

Early life and education

Shannon Delany has written stories since she was a child. She graduated from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where she studied secondary social studies education.

Career

Delany worked as a teacher before deciding to pursue her writing career. She began writing in earnest when her grandmother fell unexpectedly ill during a family vacation. In 2008, her greatly abbreviated version of ''13 to Life'' (written in five weeks) won first prize in Textnovel.com's

cell phone novel A cell phone novel, or , were literary works originally written on a cellular phone via text messaging. This type of literature originated in Japan, where it became a popular literary genre. However, its popularity also spread to other countrie ...

contest. After seeing her work, she was approached by

to turn her short story into a full-length novel. The full novel, a young adult romance involving a teenage girl named Jessie and a werewolf called Pietr, was published on June 22, 2010. It was praised by writers Jerri-Smith Ready and Maria V. Snyder.

Personal life

Delaney lives on a farm in Upstate New York, raising heritage livestock and heirloom plants, while writing on the side. Due to her interest in traveling and foreign languages, she is fluent in English, French, German, and Spanish.

Bibliography

* ''13 to Life'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2010 * ''Beasts and BFFs'' (short story), St. Martin's Griffin, 2010 * ''Secrets and Shadows'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2011 * ''Bargains and Betrayals'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2011 * ''Destiny and Deception'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 * ''Rivals and Retribution'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2012 * ''Weather Witch'', St. Martin's Press, 2013 * ''Stormbringer'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2014 * ''Thunderstruck'', St. Martin's Griffin, 2014 * ''Beware the Little White Rabbit'', Leap Books, 2015 (co-editor)GoodReads website
/ref> *''Fright Before Christmas: 13 Tales of Holiday Horrors'', Leap Books, 2015 (co-editor) *''Skid'' by Tracey Martin 2016 (artwork)

References

External links

Author's Facebook page

Official website

Amazon website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delany, Shannon Living people 21st-century American novelists American fantasy writers American women novelists American women science fiction and fantasy writers 21st-century American women writers Kutztown University of Pennsylvania alumni Year of birth missing (living people)