Stephenie Meyer's Real Name: Stephenie Morgan

Quick answer: Stephenie Meyer's birth name was Stephenie Morgan. She was born on December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut, and is known by her married name Stephenie Meyer as author of the Twilight Saga.

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Morgan to Meyer

Britannica lists her as Stephenie Meyer, née Stephenie Morgan (Britannica; Biography.com; LOC). She was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, earned a National Merit Scholarship, graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in English literature (1997), married in 1994, and was a homemaker with three sons when she drafted her first novel (Britannica; stepheniemeyer.com/bio).

Twilight Saga and beyond

Inspired by a dream, she wrote Twilight (2005) in about three months; Little, Brown paid a then-record advance for a debut. Sequels New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007), and Breaking Dawn (2008) topped bestseller lists and were adapted into hit films starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Related works include The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (2010), Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined (2015), and Midnight Sun (2020). Standalones include The Host (2008; film 2013) and The Chemist (2016) (Britannica).

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Meyer has discussed keeping the novels consistent with her Latter-day Saint faith by avoiding explicit sexual content while writing intense romantic suspense for teens (Britannica).

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The film series (2008–2012) turned Meyer into a global brand and sparked academic debate about gender, desire, and religion in young-adult fantasy. Midnight Sun (2020), retelling Twilight from Edward's point of view, returned her to bestseller lists years after the original peak (Britannica; official site). Stephenie Morgan remains the documented pre-marriage name; Meyer is not a pen name.