The novel was expanded into a series, including The Glass Magician (2014), The Master Magician (2015), and The Plastic Magician (2018). Holmberg was inspired, in part, by the art of origami in her idea for The Paper Magician. Holmberg decided to limit her characters in The Paper Magician to be able to manipulate only one man-made material after being taught by Brandon Sanderson that "limits are more interesting than the powers themselves". The book follows protagonist Ceony Twill as she becomes permanently bound to manipulating paper through magic. The Paper Magician was also a finalist for the 2014 AML Award for Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction Novel. It was the ninth novel Holmberg completed and was listed on the American Library Association's 2015 shortlist for fantasy. Her debut novel, The Paper Magician, was published on September 1, 2014, by 47North, an imprint of Amazon. Holmberg chose to write fantasy over science fiction so that she wouldn't be bound by the rules of science in her world building or writing. Holmberg then worked as a technical editor and freelance editor for several years. She graduated from BYU with a BA in English in 2010 and published a poem entitled "Aeos" in Leading Edge, BYU's science fiction and fantasy magazine, in December of that same year. She took a class from fantasy author Brandon Sanderson while in college, and has cited that experience as helpful in her career.
She attended Brigham Young University (BYU), majoring in English (with a focus on creative writing) and minoring in editing. She played the French horn in her high school band, and first met her husband in band class. She wrote fan fiction during her high school years. After seeing an anime series entitled The Vision of Escaflowne when she was 13, Holmberg decided she wanted to write her own stories. At a young age, she enjoyed watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and grew up a fan of Star Trek in general.
In addition to writing, Holmberg cohosts the podcast Your Mom Writes Books.Ĭharlie Nicholes Holmberg was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 4, 1988. Many of her other works have been nominated for literary awards as well. One of these, The Fifth Doll, won the 2017 Whitney Award for Speculative Fiction. In addition to her other book series (the Numina trilogy, Spellbreaker duology, and Starmother duology), Holmberg has published five standalone novels. Holmberg expanded the book into a series, the film rights for which were purchased by Disney in 2016. Her first novel, The Paper Magician, was released in 2014. She is from Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in English in 2010.
2017 Whitney Award for Speculative FictionĬharlie Nicholes Holmberg (born April 4, 1988) is an American fantasy author best known for The Paper Magician series.
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