James Dashner
Children's Author

James Dashner Net Worth

James Dashner is an American children's author born in 1972 in Austell, GA. He is best known for writing The 13th Reality series and the Jimmy Fincher Saga. His most successful work, The Maze Runner, was published in 2009 and was later adapted into a 2014 film starring Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 26, 1972
Birth Place Austell, GA
Age 51 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $4 million (2024)

About

Children's author who is best known for writing The 13th Reality series as well as the Jimmy Fincher Saga. He published the first book in a third series, The Maze Runner, in 2009 and the book was turned into a 2014 film starring Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario.

Before Fame

He studied at Brigham Young University, where he earned a degree in accounting. He worked in Finance before beginning his career in writing.

Trivia

His novel The Journal of Curious Letters was a Borders Original Voices pick in 2008.

Family Life

He and his five siblings were raised in Georgia. With his wife, Lynette Anderson, he had four children.

Associated With

He beat out Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, Jeffrey Scott Savage, and Jessica Day George to win the 2008 Whitney Award for Best Youth Fiction.

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