CASSANDRA CLAREAmerican YA author
• Born to American parents in Iran in 1973
• Growing up, she was a frequent traveler with her family, living in numerous countries before she was
10• She wrote short stories
all throughout high school and college.
• After college, she was a writer for numerous
celebrity entertainment magazines
CASSANDRA’S PRE-BOOK LIFE
• In 2004, Cassandra began writing her very first YA novel.
• She turned to fantasy writing full time in 2006.
• She says she “hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again.”
NOVEL WRITING CAREER
• In 2007, Cassandra published her first novel
and the first book in what is now a six-part series,
City of Bones.• The fantasy series
revolves around ‘Shadowhunters,’ or
Nephilim, who work to rid our known world of
demons.• Four of the six novels have been published, with the next installment being
released this May.
‘THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS’ SERIES
TMI SERIES CON’T
• The series has topped many best-seller charts since the first release.• City of Bones specifically has won
and been nominated numerous awards.
• The series has been translated into over 34 languages
• Cassandra’s second series
• This is a prequel trilogy to her TMI series, taking
place in Victorian England
• The first book, Clockwork Angel, was released in
2010, the second, Clockwork Prince, in 2011, and the final,
Clockwork Princess, is set to be released between March and September
2013
THE INFERNAL DEVICES
Cassandra recently released a statement about her next series, to be
released when her first two are complete.
This series will be a sequel series to the Mortal Instruments, taking place 5 years after the events of the final
book.
THE DARK ARTIFICES
In June 2010, Screen Gems announced they would be doing production for a film based on the first book, City of Bones,
with Harald Zwart directing.
Filming is set to be in August 2012
Only 2 characters have been cast.
Clary Fray, who will be played by Lily Collins and Jace Wayland, played by Jamie Campbell Bower.
CITY OF BONES MOVIE
Cassandra Clare is known throughout the YA literary world as being one of the easiest authors
to connect with.She has numerous social media outlets and she
runs them all herself.Personal website: http://www.cassandraclare.com/
Book series official sites: http://www.mortalinstruments.com/http://www.theinfernaldevices.com/
http://thedarkartifices.com/
CASSIES’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Cassandraclare
Livejournal: http://cassandraclare.livejournal.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/cassieclareTumblr: http://cassandraclare.tumblr.com
On each one of her outlets, she encourages her fans to talk with her. She answers questions they have, often with very thorough answers. She also shares fanart and the like that’s been inspired by her work. Cassandra will also use these sites to
share news, deleted scenes from her novels, excerpts from upcoming novels and more.
MORE SOCIAL MEDIA
“Cassandra Clare” Official Website. Web. March 2012
http://www.cassandraclare.com/
Cassandra Clare. Good Reads. Web. March 2012
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/150038.Cassandra_Clare
The Mortal Instruments. Wikipedia. Web. March 2012
http://en.wikipedia.Corg/wiki/The_Mortal_Instruments_(series)
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