

Egnatz, a financial writer and poet, since April 1993. She is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for both adults and tweens/teens under the pen names of Meg Cabot, Meggin Cabot, Patricia Cabot and Jenny Carroll. She is probably most well known for writing “The Princess Diaries” which was made into a movie starring Anne Hathaway. She writes historical romance, young adult fiction, and contemporary fiction. She is a diverse writer who has gained success in several genres. Since then she has published almost 44 works of fiction. Seven years and a bagful of rejection letters later, her first novel was published in 1998, after almost throwing in the towel.

When she moved to New York City, she landed a job as a freshman dorm assistant manager, which gave her plenty of free time to write. She ended up pursuing neither and graduating with a fine arts degree.

She dreamed of being a vet or an actress. Meg had never planned on becoming a novelist. She also lived in Grenoble, France and Carmel, California (the setting for her bestselling Mediator series) before moving to New York City after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University. Meg Cabot was born on 1 February 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA, daughter of Barbara and C.
