Holly Black

Holly Black
Black in 2020
Black in 2020
BornHolly Riggenbach
(1971-11-10) November 10, 1971 (age 53)
West Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • editor
  • producer
CitizenshipU.S.
EducationThe College of New Jersey (BA)
Rutgers University
Periodc. 2000–present
GenreChildren's, young adult literature, short stories, fantasy, horror
Spouse
Theo Black
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(m. 1999)​
Website
blackholly.com

Holly Black (née Riggenbach;[1] born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for her children's and young adult fiction. Her most recent work is the New York Times bestselling young adult Folk of the Air series. She is also well known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and her debut trilogy of young adult novels officially called the Modern Faerie Tales.[2] Black has won a Lodestar Award, a Nebula Award, and a Newbery Honor.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Locus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Modern Faerie Tales Archives". Holly Black. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.