Chelsea Fine
Chelsea Fine | |
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 Fine at the 2012 UtopYA Awards | |
| Born | April 14, 1982 Tucson, Arizona |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Arizona State University |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, middle-grade fiction, new adult fiction |
| Years active | 2011–present |
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Chelsea Fine (born April 14, 1982) is an American author of middle-grade, young adult, and new adult fiction, best known for her Archers of Avalon series.[1] The first book in the series, Anew, was a 2011 Foreword Reviews Book of the Year finalist and won Best Cover of the Year at the 2012 UtopYA Con awards.[2][3]
Biography
Fine was born in Tucson, Arizona to Timothy and Diane Fine. Her father works for the state of Arizona, and her mother is a realtor.[4] She has a younger sister, Cameron Fine, who works as an editor on most of Fine's books.[5]
As a child, Fine had a passion for anything related to music, art, or reading. She grew up singing in church and began taking art lessons when she was five. Her love of books started when she was six, with a collection of Nancy Drew novels she found in her grandmother's closet.[6]
At age fourteen, Fine moved with her family to Gilbert, Arizona where she attended Highland High School.[7] After graduation, she studied design at Arizona State University and put herself through school by working as a teller at a credit union.[6] During this time, she also started her own design business and wrote short stories in her free time as a hobby.[8] Her first novella, Sophie & Carter, was completed in one day while sitting at a table in a Barnes & Noble bookstore.[9][10]
After Sophie & Carter was published, Fine resigned from her job at the credit union and dissolved her design business in order to pursue a career in writing.[11] Less than a year later, she was agented by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary & Media[12] and had sold film and TV rights for her Archers of Avalon series,[13] of which book one, Anew, had already been released.
Fine currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, Brett, and their two children.[7]
Works
Short Fiction (young adult contemporary)
Sophie & Carter (June 2011)
The Archers of Avalon Series (young adult fantasy)
Anew (December 2011)
Awry (June 2012)
Avow (December 2012)
The Finding Fate Series (new adult contemporary)
Best Kind of Broken (March 2014)
Perfect Kind of Trouble (June 2014)
Right Kind of Wrong (September 2014)
Reception
Sophie & Carter was a DABWAHA 2011 Best Novella finalist.[14] It has also been widely praised by book bloggers, who have named it Best Indie Book of the Year.[15] Its lead characters have been praised as Best Female Lead in YA and 2011 Top Ten Characters (Carter).[16][17]
Anew, the first book in the Archers of Avalon series, was a ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year finalist in 2011.[18] Its cover has appeared in a number of Best of the Year lists[19][20][21] and was awarded Best Cover of the Year at the 2012 UtopYA Con Awards, at which it was also nominated for Best Paranormal Romance, Best Couple, and Best Paranormal YA Series.[22] The Autumn Review named Tristan, one of the male leads, one of its Top Ten Characters of 2011.[17] Avow, the final book in the trilogy, was honored as Best Edited Book and for Best Couple at the 2013 UtopYA Con Awards, as well as being nominated for Best Cover, Best Kiss, Best Supernatural Series of the Year, and Book of the Year.[23]
References
- ↑ Montanez, Marlene (March 2013). "Author Next Door". Valley Lifestyles Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "BOTYA 2011 Finalists in Young Adult Fiction (Children's)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Winners of the 2012 utopYA Awards". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Meet the Agents". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "My Sister Doesn't Let Me Suck". September 12, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Chelsea Fine: About Me". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Interview: Chelsea Fine". Above Average Below Special. July 13, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
|Authors list=missing|1=(help) - ↑ "Author Interview – Chelsea Fine". The Book Hookup. April 4, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
|Authors list=missing|1=(help) - ↑ Ryan, Adriana (March 8, 2012). "Squee—Please Welcome Chelsea Fine!!!!". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ Cheyenne, Cary (October 3, 2011). "Chelsea Fine Interview + SOPHIE & CARTER Giveaway!". The Writing Wonderland. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Interview with Chelsea Fine". July 10, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "My Super Awesome Literary Agent". March 12, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Suzie Townsend on Publishers Marketplace". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Novella Finalists". DABWAHA. March 12, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "The Best of 2011". My Overstuffed Bookshelf. December 27, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
|Authors list=missing|1=(help) - ↑ "Indie Month Bookie Awards". Lovely Lit. March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Hull, Autumn (December 29, 2011). "Top Ten Characters of 2011". The Autumn Review. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "BOTYA 2011 Finalists in Young Adult Fiction (Children's)". ForeWord Reviews. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Best of 2011 Day 3". Girls on YA Books. December 28, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 10 Book Covers of 2011". Books over Boys. December 27, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "7 days of covers: Day 5- Top Indie/SelfPub Covers". YA-Aholic. December 7, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Winners of the 2012 utopYA Awards". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Winners of the Second Annual utopYA Awards". utopYAcon. July 5, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
External links
- Official Website
- Chelsea Fine YouTube Channel
- Author Facebook Page
- Author Twitter
- Chelsea Fine Goodreads Page
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