![]() ![]() Due to the popularity of the series, she has not only gained a devoted fan base, but because the books are set in Forks, Washington, the small town celebrates "Stephenie Meyer Day" each September 13 (fictional character Bella Swan's birthday).īefore the book had even been released, Meyers was approached by producers to adapt it into a film. Meyer has since written and published three sequels, entitled New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. The entire novel was finished in three months and she soon signed a three-book deal with Little, Brown and Company. Meyer says the idea for the book derived from a dream she'd had and based on that, she wrote what was to become Chapter 13 of the book. 1 in its second week of release, remaining in that spot for the next 11 weeks. 5 on the New York Times Best Seller List for Children's Chapter books. Her first novel, Twilight, was an instant hit when it was published in 2005, debuting at No. They live in Arizona, where they're raising their three sons. ![]() While still in university, she married her childhood sweetheart, Christiaan (aka Pancho), whom she'd known since she was four through church. Meyer, who is Mormon, graduated from Brigham Young University in Utah with a bachelor's degree in English. When she was young, her family soon moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where she grew up. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Stephenie Meyer has five siblings. ![]()
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