Stephenie Meyer (born December 24, 1973) is the author of the book Twilight and its sequels New Moon and Eclipse. Breaking Dawn and Midnight Sun, expected sequels to the first three, will also be written by her. The Host also written by Meyer, will be released in Spring of 2008.

Meyer was born in Connecticut, the second eldest of three sisters and three brothers, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona.

Meyer attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she majored in English. She met her husband Pancho when she was growing up in Arizona and married him in 1994; together they have three sons: Gabe, Seth, and Eli. Meyer belongs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003, the transcript of which is now Chapter 13 of the book. After writing and editing the novel, she signed a three-book deal with Little, Brown and Company.

The sequel to Twilight, New Moon, had an unintentionally staggered release all over North America, beginning in early August 2006. The third book in the series, Eclipse, was released on August 7, 2007. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, will be released on August 10, 2008. She has said on her website that there will be more than four books, though the narrator might change. Midnight Sun will be more of a companion piece to the series (if published) rather than a genuine sequel, as it describes "Twilight" from the view of Edward Cullen. A rough first chapter of Midnight Sun has been posted on her website, though she has stated that it will be edited and otherwise changed before being released as a novel.

Published novels

Her first novel, Twilight, was published in October 2005. By November 2005, Twilight reached #5 on the New York Times Best Seller List for young adult chapter books. The book also quickly gained recognition and won numerous honors including:

A New York Times Editor's Choice

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

An Amazon.com "Best Book of the Decade...So Far"

A Teen People "Hot List" pick

An American Library Association "Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults" and "Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers”

Translation into 20 languages

Stephenie Meyer soon published the sequel to Twilight, New Moon, in August 2006. In its first week of release it debuted at the number 5 position for young adult chapter books on the New York Times bestseller’s list [2]. It remained in the number 1 position for the next eleven weeks. Even after relinquishing its number one spot, New Moon stayed on the list. As of March 18, 2007, it had been there for twenty-eight weeks.

On May 5, 2007, New Moon: Special Edition was released. It included special New Moon temporary tattoos, an Eclipse poster, and the first chapter of Eclipse. The first chapter of Eclipse was also read by Meyer at the Eclipse Prom in Tempe, Arizona, on May 5.

On August 7, 2007, Eclipse, the sequel to Twilight and New Moon was released. In spring of 2008, Stephenie Meyer's adult sci-fi novel, The Host, will be published by the adult division of Little, Brown and Company; it follows the story of Melanie Stryder and Wanderer, two women sharing a single body, who are forced to work together in order to save Jared, the fugitive man they both love. Meyer has confirmed that The Host is the beginning of a new sci-fi trilogy.

In fall of 2008, Breaking Dawn the tentatively-titled fourth novel in the Twilight series, will be published. Meyer also hopes to have Midnight Sun — which is Twilight written from Edward's perspective — published in the fall of 2008.

She also has a story in Prom Nights from Hell, a collection of stories about bad prom nights with supernatural effects. The other authors that have contributed with a story in this book are Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, and Lauren Myracle. Prom Nights from Hell was released April 10, 2007.

Books

Twilight - 2005

New Moon - 2006

Prom Nights From Hell (segment) - 2007

Eclipse - 2007

Upcoming:

The Host - Spring 2008

Breaking Dawn - August 10, 2008

Midnight Sun - Spring 2009