Twilight is a young adult vampire romance series by Stephenie Meyer.
Stephenie Meyer ( née Morgan ; [ ˈmaɪ.ər ] born December 24 , 1973 ) is an American young adult fiction writer and film producer , best known for her vampire romance series Twilight . Twilight is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer . The series is most popular among young adults ; the four books have won multiple awards , most notably the 2008 British Book Award for `` Children 's Book of the Year '' for Breaking Dawn , while the series as a whole won the 2009 Kids ' Choice Award for Favorite Book .