When Stephenie Meyer was Born:

December 24, 1973 in Hartford, CT

Stephenie Meyer's Background:

Meyer grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and was one of six children. She met her husband, Christian, in high school, but they did not marry until after she graduated from Brigham Young University. Meyer has three sons. She is Mormon.

Stephenie Meyer's Books:

Meyer's started her writing career in Young Adult fiction.

In 2005, she published her first book, Twilight, about a teenager who falls in love with a good vampire. Meyer has also published four sequels to Twilight and one adult novel, The Host.

See a complete list of Stephenie Meyer books.

Stephenie Meyer's Awards:

• A New York Times Editor's Choice
• A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
• An Amazon.com "Best Book of the Decade...So Far"
• A Teen People "Hot List" pick
• An American Library Association "Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults" and "Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers”

Controversies:

Stephenie Meyer planned to publish a retelling of Twilight from the male character's perspective. A draft of the book, Midnight Sun, was leaked on the Internet. Meyer published a statement saying she was putting the project on hold indefinitely as a result.

Stephenie Meyer Movies:

A movie adaptation of Twilight was released in November 2008. The sequel, New Moon, is scheduled for release in fall 2009.

Find out more about Stephenie Meyer movies.

Stephenie Meyer Online:

Meyer has made a big effort to connect with fans online. Her Web site, has a blog that she updates regularly.

Stephenie Meyer Trivia:

• Meyer was inspired to write Twilight after a dream she had on June 2, 2003. The transcript of that dream is Chapter 13 of Twilight.
• The unique spelling of Meyer's name comes from her father's name (Stephen + ie)
• Meyer loves music and has created playlists to correspond to each of the books in the Twilight Saga.
• Meyer's favorite authors (according to her Web site): Orson Scott Card, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Maeve Binchy, Charlotte Bronte, Daphne DuMaurier, L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Eva Ibbotson, William Goldman, Douglas Adams, Janet Evanovich