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Margaret Stohl

Margaret Stohl(/stoʊl/;born 1967) is an American novelist. She is the author of 14 novels, as well as 5 volumes ofcomicsand severalvideo games.She lives inSanta Monica, California.

Margaret Stohl
Stohl at a 2013 book fair in Salon du Livre, Paris
Stohl at a 2013 book fair
in Salon du Livre, Paris
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Pasadena, California,U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAmherst College
Stanford University
Yale University
GenreYoung adult,fantasy,romance
Notable worksBeautiful Creatures;"Mighty Captain Marvel" for Marvel Comics
Notable awardsKnox Prize for English Literature, Amherst College. (1989)

William C. Morris Award, YALSA, ALA, Finalist, for Beautiful Creatures, with Kami Garcia. (2010)

Most Innovative Game Design, Game Developers Conference Spotlight Award, Finalist, for Zork Grand Inquisitor. (1998)
SpouseLewis Peterson
RelativesBurton Stohl (father), David Stohl (brother)

Early life and education

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Margaret Stohl was born inPasadena, California,1967.

A graduate ofAmherst College,where she won the Knox Prize for English Literature,[1]Stohl earned a master's degree in English fromStanford University[1][failed verification]and pursued, but did not complete, a doctorate in American Studies atYale University.[1]Stohl was a teaching assistant in Romantic Poetry at Stanford and in Film Studies atYale.[1]She attended the Creative Writing program of theUniversity of East Anglia,where she was mentored by the Scottish poetGeorge MacBeth.[2]

Writing career

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Novels

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Stohl is best known as the co-author, along with her friendKami Garcia,of the "Caster Chronicles" book series, starting withBeautiful Creatures.The series, consisting of four books, two spin off books, and a novella collection, is generally classified as contemporary young adult fantasy, with particular interest for teens. It is set in the fictional small town of Gatlin, South Carolina in the Southern United States, and deals with a group of townspeople, friends, witches (called "Casters" in the books), and numerous other magical creatures.

Beautiful Creaturesdebuted on theNew York Times Best Seller Listand quickly became an international bestseller, published in 39 countries and translated into 28 languages. It was made into the 2013 filmBeautiful Creatures.[2][3]which featured an all-star cast includingAlden Ehrenreichas well asEmmy Rossum,Alice Englert,Jeremy Irons,Emma Thompson,Viola Davis,Zoe Deutch,Rachel BrosnahanandThomas Mann.The film adaptation was written and directed byRichard LaGravenese.Both the books and the film adaptation have found wide audiences.

Her sci-fi duology the Icons Series is in development at Alcon Entertainment, the company behind theBeautiful Creaturesfeature film.[4]

In April 2017, Stohl released her eleventh YA novel,Royce Rolls,a satirical look at Los Angeles' celebrity culture. The book was published by Disney'sFreeformPress, and released with a trailer lampooning a reality television family.[5]In 2018 and 2019, Stohl collaborated with her former husband Lewis Peterson on her first two middle-grade novels,Cats Vs. Robots: This is War[6]andCats Vs. Robots: Now With Fleas.[7]Both books were illustrated by their child, Kay Peterson, a student atMaryland Institute College of Art.Stohl subsequently released theLittle Womenre-tellingJo And Laurie,co-written withMelissa de la Cruz,in spring 2020.

Comics

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In 2014, Stohl began to work withSana AmanatofMarvel Comicsand Emily Meehan ofMarvel Press(a part ofDisney Publishing) on a series of YA novels featuring the popular MarvelAvengerscharacterNatasha Romanoff,the Black Widow.Black Widow Forever Redwas a New York Times bestseller, and given generally favorable reviews, including an "A" rating by Entertainment Weekly.[8][9]Black Widow Red Vengeancesoon followed.

After writing twoone-shotsfor Marvel Comics (based on a YA character invented for the novels, Ava Orlova, also known as the Red Widow) Stohl was asked to write theMighty Captain Marvelcomic in December 2016, followed by Generations, Legacy: Dark Origins, and Life of Captain Marvel. AfterG. Willow Wilson,Stohl became the second female creator ever invited to attend the Marvel Creative Summit.[citation needed]

Life of Captain Marvel, a retelling of Carol Danvers' origin story in advance of her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (with artistsCarlos PachecoandMarguerite Sauvage) was well-received and well-reviewed[10]on July 18, 2018. G. Willow Wilson tweeted, "I have rarely heard editors talk about any book the way they talk about this one...an innovative, literary upending of the superhero genre. Do not miss!"[11]Margaret has previously released three collected volumes of Mighty Captain Marvel as trade editions; "Life" was the fourth.

In 2019, Marvel announced that Stohl would be penning a newSpider-Man: Noirseries (with artist Juan Ferreyra) for a March 2020 release.[12]Spider-Man Noir: Twilight in Babylonwas released as a trade paperback in fall 2020.

On August 20, 2020, Stohl was the subject of the fifth episode ofMarvel's Storyboards,filmed at the U.S.S. Intrepid in Manhattan, with Marvel Entertainment Chief Creative Officer,Joe Quesada.

Games

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Stohl works in thevideo game industry.Notable writing credits includeActivision's adventure gamesThe Elk Moon Murder,Zork NemesisandZork: Grand Inquisitor(the latter as lead designer, for which she was nominated for "Most Innovative Game Design" at theGame Developers' Conference Spotlight Awardsin 1998);Westwood Studios'real-time strategytitlesDune 2000,Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation,Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun;Infogrames'Slave Zero;Midway Games'Legion: The Legend of Excaliburand the 2002Defenderremake; Activision'sApocalypseandFantastic Four.In 1999, Stohl co-founded the developer 7 Studios with her former husband Lewis Peterson;[13]they ran the studio together until 2011, when 7 was acquired by Activision.

After taking a hiatus from the game industry to establish her career as a novelist, in 2017 Stohl began to work as a consulting writer forActivision Blizzardagain, ultimately joining the game developerBungieas a narrative director forDestiny 2.[14]In July 2018, her twitter and instagram profiles listed her position as Bungie Incubation Narrative Director.[15]Other game work includes the consulting company, Foundational IP Group.

Her brother, David Stohl, runsInfinity Wardand works on theCall of Dutyfranchise.[16]

Book festivals

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Stohl co-founded two literacy-based non-profits for teen and youth, theYALLFestbook festival in Charleston, South Carolina in 2011 (with her former writing partner, Kami Garcia, as well as Jonathan Sanchez of Charleston's Blue Bicycle Books) and theYale-Westbook festival in Santa Monica, California in 2014 (with best-selling author and friend,Melissa de la Cruz).[17]The two festivals are the largest dedicated youth and teen festivals in the United States. As an outspoken LGBT advocate and parent of anon-binarychild, Stohl is also a regional board member forFacing History and Ourselves,an organization dedicated to advocating empathy and eliminating bias (whether based on race, religion, gender or sexuality) in schools.

Bibliography

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Novels

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The Beautiful Creatures Novels (contemporary fantasy series)

There are four books in the series, along with five additional e-novellas (also cowritten with Kami Garcia). They are often known to fans as "The Caster Chronicles."

  1. Beautiful Creatures(2009)ISBN978-0-316-23168-8
  2. Beautiful Darkness(2010)ISBN978-0-316-12917-6
  3. Dream Dark(2011) e-novella only[18]
  4. Beautiful Chaos(2011)ISBN978-0-316-19306-1
  5. Beautiful Redemption(2012)ISBN978-0-316-21460-5
The Dangerous Creatures Novels (contemporary fantasy series)

There are two books in the spin-off series (also cowritten with Kami Garcia) featuring popular characters from the original series.

  1. Dangerous Dream(2013) e-novella only[19]
  2. Dangerous Creatures(2014)ISBN978-0-316-37031-8
  3. Dangerous Deception(2015)ISBN978-0-316-38363-9
The Icons Series (dystopian sci-fi series)

There are two books in the series thus far.

  1. Icons(2013)ISBN9780316231992
  2. Idols(2014)ISBN9781306946971
Marvel's Black Widow Prose Novels (Marvel superhero series)

There are two books in theBlack WidowYA series, thus far.

  1. Black Widow: Forever Red(2015)
  2. Black Widow: Red Vengeance(2016)

Royce Rolls(contemporary humor) (2017)[20]

Cats vs Robots: This is War[6](2018)andCats vs Robots: Now With Fleas(2019) (middle grade humor)

Jo and Laurie(2020) (historical romance, co-written with Melissa de la Cruz)

Comics

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Spider-Man: Noir: Twilight in Babylon(2020) for Marvel Comics, edited by Devin Lewis, art by Juan Ferrerya. (limited series #1-5)

Batwoman/Supergirl: World's Finest Giant #1(2019) for DC Comics, "Sister Sister," one shot, edited by Katie Kubert, art by Laura Braga. (anthology)

Life of Captain Marvel(2018) for Marvel Comics, edited by Sarah Brunstadt and Sana Amanat, art by Carlos Pacheco and Marguerite Sauvage. (limited series #1-5)

MightyCaptain Marvel(2016-2017) (ongoing) for Marvel Comics

  • Issues #0-4, "Alien Nation," - edited by Sana Amanat, art by Ramon Rosanas; Issues #5-9, "Band of Sisters," - edited by Sana Amanat, art by Michele Bandini; "Generations: The Bravest; Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell, Issue #1" - edited by Sana Amanat, art by Brent Schoonover; "Captain Marvel: Legacy #125-129;" - edited by Sana Amanat, art by Michele Bandini.
  • Red Widow: The Last Opus (2016) one shot
  • Red Widow: First Strike (2015) one shot
  • Ms. Marvel: Ms. Grinch (2015) holiday one shot

References

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  1. ^abcd"Margaret Stohl '89: Writer Creates Worlds in Unexpected Ways | The Amherst Student".amherststudent.amherst.edu.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-10-14.Retrieved2018-07-24.
  2. ^abAuthors
  3. ^Authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl on 'Beautiful Redemption'
  4. ^"Alcon Acquires Rights to Margaret Stohl Novel 'Icons'".The Hollywood Reporter.12 September 2012.Retrieved2019-11-16.
  5. ^"Royce Rolls: A Freeform Book by Margaret Stoh: Freeform".Freeform/YouTube,March 23, 2017.
  6. ^ab"Cats vs. Robots #1: This Is War - Kindle edition by Margaret Stohl, Lewis Peterson. Children Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com".www.amazon.com.Retrieved2017-12-05.
  7. ^Cats vs. Robots #2: Now with Fleas!.Katherine Tegen Books. 22 October 2019.Retrieved2019-11-16– via www.amazon.com.
  8. ^"'Forever Red' by Margaret Stohl: EW Review ".EW.com.2015-10-14.Retrieved2017-04-03.
  9. ^Loftus, Hikari (2015-10-10)."YA author Margaret Stohl helps create new Marvel superhero in 'Black Widow: Forever Red'".DeseretNews.com.Archived fromthe originalon January 28, 2016.Retrieved2017-04-03.
  10. ^"The Life Of Captain Marvel #1 Reviews".ComicBookRoundup.com.Retrieved2018-07-24.
  11. ^"G. will be at SDCC on Twitter".Twitter.Retrieved2018-07-24.
  12. ^"'Spider-Man: Noir' Will Rise Again in March 2020 ".Marvel Entertainment.Retrieved2019-11-16.
  13. ^"Lewis S. Peterson Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames".MobyGames.Retrieved2018-07-25.
  14. ^"Interview: How Bungie's Destiny 2 Comic Shines a Human Light on Destiny's Most Godlike Figures".WWG.Retrieved2017-12-27.
  15. ^"Margaret Stohl (@margaret_stohl) • Instagram photos and videos".www.instagram.com.Retrieved2018-07-24.
  16. ^"David Stohl Video Game Credits and Biography - MobyGames".MobyGames.Retrieved2018-07-25.
  17. ^"What's Next: Organizers of YA book festival plan YALLWEST for L.A."Los Angeles Times.2014-12-26.Retrieved2019-11-16.
  18. ^"Dream Dark".kamigarcia.com.Retrieved14 July2014.
  19. ^"Books".kamigarcia.com.Retrieved15 July2014.
  20. ^"Margaret Stohl On 'Royce Rolls' and Writing Reality TV".EW.com.2017-03-23.Retrieved2017-04-03.
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