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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