Cassandra Rose Clarke

Cassandra Rose Clarke (born 1983) is an American author who writes speculative fiction novels.
Education.
Clarke graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in English.
She received a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008.
She was selected for the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 2010.
Writing style.
Clarke writes speculative fiction novels.
Clarke's works have been praised, with particular emphasis on her skill in worldbuilding: "Publishers Weekly" called "Our Lady of the Ice" "complex and lovely" with "worldbuilding [that] will sweep readers away."
The worldbuilding in "The Mad Scientist's Daughter" was done with "a very light and deft touch" according to "Kirkus Reviews".
Awards.
In 2010, Clarke was a recipient of the Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund.
In 2013, she was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award.
She has also been nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association Best Fiction for Young Adults Award.