Megan Whalen Turner (born November 21, 1965) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for young adults.

[2] Before becoming an author, she worked as a children's book buyer for bookstores in Chicago and Washington D.C.[3] Turner began writing a collection of short fantasy stories after moving to California in 1989.

[6] Turner was the 2013 Literary Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the Life, the Universe, & Everything professional science fiction and fantasy arts symposium.

", "Destruction", "Eddis", "Knife Dance, "Wineshop", and "Alyta's Missing Earring" — which are set in the world of The Thief, which were initially uncollected.

[9] These, along with "never-before-published stories, vignettes and excerpts, poetry and rhymes, a guide to inspiring objects from museums around the world, and a very special recipe for almond cake" were collected and published in Moira's Pen (2022).