Kristin Cashore
Kristin Cashore (born 1976) is an American young adult and fantasy writer.

Early life 
She grew up in the Pennsylvania countryside, the second of four daughters. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Williams College and a Master's degree in Children's Literature from the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College in 2003. She's worked as a dog runner, a packer in a candy factory, an editorial assistant, a legal assistant, and a freelance writer. In 2017, she began working in an office outside her home, and she is still writing all of her novels by hand.

Literary career 
Her debut novel, Graceling, was published in October 2008.
The book has been nominated for the Andre Norton and William C. Morris awards.

Her second book, Fire, was released in October 2009, and is described as being a 'prequel-ish companion book' to Graceling. Fire received the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award.

Her third book,  Bitterblue, was released in May 2012. All three books were a part of the Graceling Realm series which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into 33 languages.

Her latest book is Jane, Unlimited, which was released in September 2017. Jane, Unlimited is her first published novel that takes a step away from the Graceling Realm, and is told in multiple genres.

Kristin has also written professionally for textbooks, and teacher editions, as well as for The Horn Book Guide.

Books
 Graceling, 1 October 2008
 Fire, 5 October 2009
 Bitterblue, 1 May 2012
 Jane, Unlimited, 19 September 2017