


After graduating, she worked as a portrait artist, specializing in equestrian art. By the time she had entered college, she had already written over 30 novels, including four thrillers about the Irish Republican Army, a historical blockade runner novel, and a high-fantasy novel about "impassioned enchanters fighting among civil unrest." At 16, she legally changed her first name to Margaret. After being home-schooled from sixth grade on, Stiefvater attended Mary Washington College, graduating with a B.A. By age 16, she was submitting manuscripts to publishers.

Life and career Early life Īs a child, Stiefvater was a voracious reader who enjoyed writing. Margaret Stiefvater ( / ˈ s t iː v ɑː t ər/ STEE-vah-tər née Hummel) is an American writer of young adult fiction, known mainly for her series of fantasy novels The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Raven Cycle.
