Kristin Cashore

b. 1976

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Kristin Cashore grew up in a rural area of northeastern Pennsylvania as the second of four daughters. She read extensively during her childhood and earned a bachelor's degree from Williams College and a master's degree from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College. While there, she worked with Liza Ketchum and was named a Virginia Haviland Scholar. She has held various jobs, including dog runner, candy factory packer, editorial assistant, and legal assistant. She is a freelance educational writer who creates content for textbooks and teacher editions, as well as writes book reviews for The Horn Book Guide and other publications. Since 2008, she has also written fantasy novels for young adults. She has lived in Pennsylvania, Florida, Sydney, Boston, Cambridge, Austin, Italy, and London, and currently resides in Massachusetts.

Born

1976

Known for

Graceling Realm