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'{{short description|Iranian-American author (born 1988)}} {{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. --> | image = Tahereh Mafi (21994).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Mafi at [[BookCon]] in 2018 | pseudonym = Tahereh’s most popular work is the Shatter Me series, about a girl who kills anyone she touches. Other works by her are This Woven Kingdom, A Very Large Expanse of Sea, Whichwoo, An Emotion of Great Delight, Furthermore, and These Infinite Threads. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|9}} | birth_place = [[Connecticut]], [[United States]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Author | language = | nationality = Iranian American | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = [[Soka University of America|Soka University]] | period = | genre = [[Young Adult literature]] | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Shatter Me'' | spouse = {{marriage|[[Ransom Riggs]]|2013}} | partner = | children = 1 | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = {{URL|taherehbooks.com}} | portaldisp = }} '''Tahereh Mafi''' (November 9, 1988) is an [[Iranian Americans|American]] author based in [[Santa Monica, California]]. She is known for writing [[young adult fiction]]. ==Early life== Mafi was born on November 9, 1988, in a small town in [[Connecticut]]. She is the youngest child of her family and has four older brothers.<ref name="Mafi Bio" /> Mafi's parents are immigrants from [[Iran]].<ref name=USAtoday>{{cite news|last1=Minzesheimer|first1=Bob|title=New Voices|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=J0E055347858211&site=ehost-live|access-date=3 February 2015|work=USA Today|publisher=Academic Search Complete|date=17 November 2011|page=2d}}</ref> At age 12 she moved with her family to [[Northern California]] and at age 14 they moved to [[Orange County, California|Orange County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/11/shatter-me.html|title = Not Just for Kids: Author Tahereh Mafi discusses 'Shatter Me'|date = 2011-11-28|website = LA Times|language = en-US|access-date = 2016-04-20}}</ref> Mafi graduated from [[University High School (Irvine)|University High School]] in [[Irvine, California]]. She later graduated from the [[Soka University of America]] in [[Aliso Viejo, California]].<ref name="USAtoday" /> She has varying levels of competency in eight different languages. She studied abroad in [[Barcelona]], Spain for a semester in college. During this trip she had the opportunity to be fully immersed in the Spanish language.<ref name="Mafi Bio">{{cite web|title=Tahereh Mafi Bio|url=http://www.epicreads.com/authors/tahereh-mafi/386/|work=Epic Readers: Your World. Your Books.|publisher=HarperCollins Publishing}}</ref> == Career == Mafi stated that before writing her first novel, ''[[Shatter Me]]'', she wrote five manuscripts in order to better understand how to write a book.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/298353/lifestyle/welcome-to-tahereh-mafi-s-dystopia-in-the-shatter-me-series|title = Welcome to Tahereh Mafi's dystopia in the 'Shatter Me' series|website = GMA News Online|access-date = 2016-04-20}}</ref> ''Shatter Me'' was published on November 15, 2011. Since then, ''Unravel Me'' (published on February 5, 2013) and ''Ignite Me'' (published on February 4, 2014) have been released. Mafi also has two novellas that go with the Shatter Me series, ''Destroy Me'' and ''Fracture Me''.<ref name="Official Website">{{cite web|url=http://www.taherehbooks.com/#!the-author|title=Tahereh Mafi|work=Tahereh Mafi: young Adult Author|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> Film rights to ''Shatter Me'' have been purchased by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name=USAtoday /> In August 2016 Mafi released ''Furthermore,'' a [[Young adult fiction|middle-grade fiction]] novel about a pale girl living in a world of great color and magic of which she has none.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/01/tahereh-mafi-furthermore|title='Shatter Me' author Tahereh Mafi previews next project, 'Furthermore'|website=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> In April 2017, Mafi announced another trilogy in the Shatter Me universe following the same cast of characters. The first installment, ''Restore Me'', is told from a [[Dual narrative|dual-POV]] from Juliette Ferrars and Warner, the protagonist and antagonist, respectively, in the original trilogy. ''Restore Me'' was published on March 6, 2018. Mafi's next book, ''A Very Large Expanse of Sea'', was released on October 16, 2018. It was longlisted for the [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|2018 National Book Award for Young People's Literature]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2018/?cat=ypl|title=National Book Awards 2018 – National Book Foundation|website=www.nationalbook.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-11}}</ref> ==Personal life== Mafi currently resides in Irvine, California, where she continues to write.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/09/entertainment/la-ca-jc-ransom-riggs-tahereh-mafi-20140112|title=Ransom Riggs and Tahereh Mafi's home for bestselling authors|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn|date=2014-01-09|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> She is Muslim. In 2013 she married author [[Ransom Riggs]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/55267/future-books-experimental-home-tahereh-mafi-and-ransom-riggs|title=The Future of Books Is Experimental: At Home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs|website=Mental Floss|access-date=2016-04-20}}</ref> In March 2017, Mafi announced via Twitter that she was pregnant. She gave birth to a daughter, Layla, on 30 May 2017. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/BUxHmiZBz6C/|website=Instagram|title=birth announcement}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-author-tahereh-mafi-made-her-family-friendly-kitchen-her-own/|title=How Author Tahereh Mafi Made Her Family-Friendly Kitchen Her Own|website=Architectural Digest|date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> ==Bibliography== '''The Shatter Me series''' *''[[Shatter Me]]'' (2011) *''[[Unravel Me]]'' (2013) *''Ignite Me'' (2014) *''Restore Me'' (2018) *''Defy Me'' (2019) *''Imagine Me'' (2020 '''Novellas''' *''Destroy Me'' (2012) *''Fracture Me'' (2013) *''Shadow Me'' (2019) *''Reveal Me'' (2019) *''Believe Me'' (2021) '''Furthermore series''' *''Furthermore'' (2016) *''Whichwood'' (2017) '''This Woven Kingdom series''' *''This Woven Kingdom'' (2022) *''These Infinite Threads'' (2023) '''Standalones''' *''A Very Large Expanse of Sea'' (2018) *''An Emotion of Great Delight'' (2021) '''Compilations''' *''Unite Me'' (2014) (Compilation of ''Destroy Me'' and ''Fracture Me'') *''Find Me'' (2019) (Compilation of ''Shadow Me'' and ''Reveal Me'') ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commonscat}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mafi, Tahereh}} [[Category:21st-century American novelists]] [[Category:21st-century American women writers]] [[Category:American women novelists]] [[Category:American young adult novelists]] [[Category:American science fiction writers]] [[Category:Women science fiction and fantasy writers]] [[Category:American writers of Iranian descent]] [[Category:Soka University of America alumni]] [[Category:Novelists from California]] [[Category:People from Irvine, California]] [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]]'