Richelle Mead

Richelle Mead is a young urban fantasy writer on the rise. Her general focus are teen fiction an adult fiction, he most famous being the Vampire Academy series which is about to hit movie theaters around the world. Growing up in Michigan, Richelle Mead developed a thriving captivation with folk lore that spurred her creativity. She began her higher education at the University of Michigan and obtained a liberal arts degree before proceeding to Western Michigan University to achieve a Master’s degree in Comparative religions. After her first master’s degree she moved to Seattle where she attended the University of Washington and received Master’s degree in teaching Middle and High School English. She then proceeded to teach Middle School while she started a family, only writing in her spare time. Through the both full-time jobs as being a mother and teacher she produced her first novel and quickly became a hit in bookstores around the world. Now that writing is her only full-time occupation her writing has taken off producing several best-sellers. As well as her many novels she also contributes to several anthologies making it easy to find her compelling work. When Richelle finds herself in need of a break from vampires and succubae she enjoys traveling to new scenery, which has been known to spark a new idea or two.