Top 20 Young Adult Author celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Young Adult Author celebrities [Updated May 23, 2022].
Stephenie Meyer was born
on December 24, 1973
in Hartford, United States.
Net Worth 2020: $125 Million
Suzanne Collins was born
on August 10, 1962
in Hartford, United States.
She became the top selling Kindle author in history.
Net Worth 2020: $80 Million
Meg Cabot was born
on February 1, 1967
in Bloomington, United States.
She has written books under the pen names of Meggin Cabot, Patricia Cabot, and Jenny Carroll. She has had numerous number one New York Times bestsellers, selling over 25 million copies of her books.
Net Worth 2020: $80 Million
Bikram Choudhury was born
on February 10, 1946
in India.
He published two books: Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class and Bikram Yoga: The Guru Behind Hot Yoga.
Net Worth 2020: $75 Million
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Salary 2020: $10 Million Per Year
Rick Riordan was born
on June 5, 1964
in San Antonio, United States.
He is a two-time
Mark Twain Award winner (2008 & 2009), as well as winner of the Children's Choice Books Awards for Author of the Year in 2011.
Net Worth 2020: $35 Million
Veronica Roth was born
on August 19, 1988
in New York City, United States.
She published Allegiant, the third installment of her book trilogy, in the fall of 2013 and a prequel to the series titled Four: A Divergent Story Collection in 2014.
Net Worth 2020: $30 Million
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Salary 2020: $25 Million Per Year
John Green was born
on August 24, 1977
in Indianapolis, United States.
In addition to being a novelist, he is a prominent YouTuber; along with his brother
Hank Green, he started the Vlogbrothers YouTube channel on Jan 1, 2007. He and Hank also co-founded numerous channels, including CrashCourse and SciShow, as well as the YouTube conference VidCon.
Net Worth 2020: $17 Million
S.E. Hinton was born
on July 22, 1948
in Tulsa, United States.
She received the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Amanda Hocking was born
on July 12, 1984
in United States.
After selling over a million copies of 9 books as a self-published author, she signed a publishing contract with St. Martin's Press.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Cassandra Clare was born
on July 27, 1973
in Tehran, Iran.
Her birth name was Judith Rumelt; Cassandra Clare became her pen name.
Net Worth 2020: $8 Million
Neal Shusterman was born
on November 12, 1962
in Brooklyn, United States.
He wrote several episodes of television shows such as Animorphs and Goosebumps.
Net Worth 2020: $8 Million
Lauren Oliver was born
on November 8, 1982
in Queens, United States.
She and Lexa Hillyer co-founded a literary agency known as Paper Lantern Lit.
Net Worth 2020: $8 Million
Jerry Spinelli was born
on February 1, 1941
in Norristown, United States.
He received a 1991 Newbery Medal for his most famous work, Maniac Magee.
Net Worth 2020: $6 Million
Ram Dass was born
on April 6, 1931
in Boston, United States.
He traveled to India in the late 1960s and met Neem Karoli Baba, the man who would become his guru. Baba was the one who suggested that he change his name from Richard Alpert to Ram Dass, which means "servant of God."
Net Worth 2020: $100 Thousand
J.K. Rowling was born
on July 31, 1965
in Yate, England.
She went from depending on welfare programs to becoming a millionaire within five years, and was ranked the 12th richest woman in the UK in 2008.
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Salary 2020: $54 million
RL Stine was born
on October 8, 1943
in Columbus, United States.
Although he is known for his scary children's stories, he started out writing for a humor magazine and then for a Nickelodeon cartoon.
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Salary 2020: $41 million
Kristin Cast was born
on November 4, 1986
in Tulsa, United States.
Between 2007 and 2014, the House of Night series expanded to include twelve full-length novels and four novellas. She has editorial credits, a thriving t-shirt line, and a passion for all things paranormal.
Leigh Bardugo was born
on April 6, 1975
in Jerusalem, Israel.
She's also worked in advertising and special effects and has more than 200,000 followers on Instagram.
Karen Hesse was born
on August 29, 1952
in Baltimore, United States.
She won both the Newbery Medal and the Scott O'Dell Award for Out of the Dust.
Jay Asher was born
on September 30, 1975
in Arcadia, United States.
ABC's mid-1990s teen drama, My So-Called Life, greatly influenced Asher's work in the young adult fiction genre.
