Maureen Johnson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling American author of several YA novels including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett series, The Name of the Star, and Shades of London series. She has also done collaborative works such as Let It Snow (with John Green and Lauren Myracle), and The Bane Chronicles (with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan).
She was born an only child in Pennsylvania. Maureen admits to always being one of those reading and writing kids. After a little dalliance with astronomy (as she had a glow in the dark star chart) and archaeology (she had a little shovel), she declared her intention to become a writer at the age of eight or nine or so.
Even though Maureen isn't Catholic, she attended an all-girl Catholic prep high school. She graduated from the University of Delaware a writing major but spent most of her time working on shows.
After college, Maureen became the literary manager of a wonderful but now defunct Philadelphia theater company. Soon after that, she moved to New York to study theatrical dramaturgy and writing at Columbia University School of the Arts. As a graduate student, Maureen held at least a dozen different jobs to pay her way through school. She spends most of her time writing books. Maureen has been nominated for an Edgar Award and the Andre Norton Award. Her books appear frequently on YALSA and state awards lists.
In 2012, she was crowned QUEEN OF TEEN in the UK and reigned until 2014. In addition to writing books, Maureen was also a scriptwriter for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince handheld video games. She is also the chair of the Lit Track of GeekyCon. Time Magazine has named Maureen one of the top 140 people to follow on Twitter (@maureenjohnson). She lives in New York.
Even though Maureen isn't Catholic, she attended an all-girl Catholic prep high school. She graduated from the University of Delaware a writing major but spent most of her time working on shows.
After college, Maureen became the literary manager of a wonderful but now defunct Philadelphia theater company. Soon after that, she moved to New York to study theatrical dramaturgy and writing at Columbia University School of the Arts. As a graduate student, Maureen held at least a dozen different jobs to pay her way through school. She spends most of her time writing books. Maureen has been nominated for an Edgar Award and the Andre Norton Award. Her books appear frequently on YALSA and state awards lists.
In 2012, she was crowned QUEEN OF TEEN in the UK and reigned until 2014. In addition to writing books, Maureen was also a scriptwriter for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince handheld video games. She is also the chair of the Lit Track of GeekyCon. Time Magazine has named Maureen one of the top 140 people to follow on Twitter (@maureenjohnson). She lives in New York.
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