John Green was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 24, 1977. He graduated from Kenyon College in 2000 with a double major in English and religious studies. Before becoming a writer, he was a publishing assistant and production editor for Booklist, which is a book review journal. His first novel, Looking for Alaska, was published in 2005 and won the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in Young Adult literature in 2006. His other works include An Abundance of Katherines, a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book; Paper Towns, which won the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Novel and the 2010 Corine Literature Prize; and The Fault in Our Stars, which was a New York Times Best… Seller. He is also the co-author, with David Levithan, of Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
John Green is the author of the Printz Award-winning novel Looking for Alaska, the Printz Honor-winning novel An Abundance of Katherines, and the upcoming novel Paper Towns. John has also written for National Public Radio's All Things Consideredand forThe New York Times.Maureen Johnson is the author of The Key to the Golden Firebird, The Bermudez Triangle, 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Devilish, Girl at Sea, and Suite Scarlett.Maureen earned ehr MFA in writing from Columbia University. Before she was published, Maureen had a number of jobs - including waitressing in a haunted house theme restaurant in New York, working with live tigers in Las Vegas, and being the token American employee at a… comedy pub in London. Maureen lives in New York City and frequently reports on her exploits, both real and imaginary.Lauren Myracle is the author of many books for teens and tweens, including the New York Timesbestsellers Twelveand TTYL. Like Addie in Let It Snow, Lauren grew up (some of the time) in a small mountain town, although sadly, she never got kissed at a Starbucks. She's hoping to take care of that soon. Lauren lives in Colorado with her husband and their three kids.
Maureen Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 16, 1973. She received an undergraduate degree in writing from the University of Delaware and a MFA in writing from Columbia University School of the Arts. After college and before graduate school, she was the literary manager of a Philadelphia theater company. Her first book, The Key to the Golden Firebird, was published in 2004. Her other works include 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Devilish, Suite Scarlett, The Last Little Blue Envelope, and the Shades of London series.