Rae Dawn Carson (born August 17, 1973, in Oakland, California)[1] is an American fantasy writer.
[2] Beginning in 2017, she has written several tie-in stories for the Star Wars universe, including the official novelization of The Rise of Skywalker.
[1] Carson joined the Online Writers Workshop (OWW) in 2004 and published her first story, "First Waltz," in 2006.
In 2007, Carson married science fiction writer Charles Coleman Finlay,[3] whom she met through OWW.
[1] The Girl of Fire and Thorns books were a New York Times bestselling series in September 2013.