Meg Cabot (born Meggin Patricia Cabot on February 1, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States) is an American author of romantic and paranormal fiction for teens and adults and used to write under several pen names, but now writes exclusively under her real name, Meg Cabot. She has written and published over fifty books, and is best known for The Princess Diaries, later made by Walt Disney Pictures into two feature films of the same name. Meg's books have been the recipients of numerous awards, including the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, the American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, the Tennessee Volunteer State TASL Book Award, the Book Sense Pick, the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award, the IRA/CBC Young Adult Choice – as well as many others (see awards section for specific book wins). She has had numerous No. 1 New York Times bestsellers. Cabot has more than 25 million copies of her books—children's, young adult, and adult—in print worldwide.
Avalon High, Ice Princess, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The Princess Diaries
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On a book tour for her newest YA standalone novel "How to be Popular." [September 2006]
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In 1991, she received a B.A. from Indiana University.
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Cabot has more than 15 million copies of her books - both young adult and adult - in print worldwide.
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Received the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best British Isles Historical Romance, 1999, for "An Improper Proposal."
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Was awarded one of the Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers selection, Best Book selection, American Library Association, and New York Public Library Teen Book for the New Millennium citation, all 2001, all for "The Princess Diaries." "The Princess Diaries" was also voted "one of the nation's 100 best-loved novels" by the British public as part of the "The Big Read," British Broadcasting Corporation, 2003.
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Before she was published, Meg worked as an assistant dorm manager at New York University.
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When asked her age, Meg responds by saying she has the same birth date as Princess Stephanie of Monaco, minus 2 years.
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Owns a one-eyed cat named Henrietta and a cat her neighbor gave her named Gem (or Jemima).
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Owns a house in Key West, Florida (USA) and an apartment in New York City, NY (USA).
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Has lived in Indiana, California and New York (USA) and France.
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High School: Bloomington High School South
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Avalon High
2010
TV Movie novel
1-800-Missing
2003-2006
TV Series based on characters by - 55 episodes
Ice Princess
2005
story
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
characters
The Princess Diaries
2001
novel
Self
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Year
Status
Character
Blue Peter
2004
TV Series
Herself
Known for movies
The Princess Diaries (2001) as Writer
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) as Writer
$70 Million
