Charlie N. Holmberg

Charlie N. Holmberg (born April 4, 1988) is an American fantasy author best known for The Paper Magician series.

Life and career

Charlie N. Holmberg was born in Sandy, Utah on April 4, 1988. She graduated from Brigham Young University in English and editing and worked as a technical editor and freelance editor for several years. After seeing The Vision of Escaflowne when she was 13, she wanted to write her own stories. Her first novel, The Paper Magician, was published by 47North on September 1, 2014. The complete The Paper Magician trilogy was optioned by Disney in 2016. She is also on the board of directors for Deep Magic Ezine.

Published books

The Paper Magician Trilogy

• The Paper Magician (2014)
• The Glass Magician (2014)
• The Master Magician (2015)
• Polymaker (2018)

Standalones

• Followed by Frost (2015)
• Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet (2016)
• The Fifth Doll (2017)

Short stories

• "Salt and Water" (2015, reprinted 2016)

Awards

• The Paper Magician, short-listed for the 2015 ALA Fantasy Reading List
• The Glass Magician, finalist Whitney Awards 2015 for young adult speculative fiction
• Followed by Frost, finalist Whitney Awards 2016 for young adult speculative fiction, finalist 2016 RITA awards for young adult fiction