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Who is Dhonielle Clayton?
Dhonielle Clayton is a writer. Dhonielle Clayton is We Need Diverse Books’ chief operating officer. Since 2019, she has co-hosted the Deadline City podcast with Zoraida Córdova. She is also the New York Times Bestselling author of The Belles series, Shattered Midnight, co-author of Blackout, and Tiny Pretty Things.
Early Life and Childhood
Dhonielle Clayton was born in the United States of America in 1983 in Washington, District of Columbia. Clayton’s age is 39.
Clayton’s father is also an author, and they used to spend Saturdays at Crown Books and then the comic book store. Her grandfather also took her to the library on a regular basis.
Education Details
Dhonielle Clayton graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School with a high school diploma.
Wake Forest University awarded her a bachelor’s degree in 2005. Clayton earned her master’s degree from Hollins University in 2008, as well as an M.F.A. in creative writing from The New School.
Professional Career
Clayton and author Zoraida Córdova co-host Deadline City.
They discuss some of the mysteries of publishing in the podcast, such as YA fiction, editing, reading reviews, and burnout. Furthermore, as of December 28, 2021, the podcast had 69 episodes.
Cake Creative, a boutique book packager, is owned and operated by her. She co-wrote the New York Times bestselling novel Blackout with Nic Stone, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nicola Yoon, Angie Thomas, and Ashley Woodfolk.
The Obamas turned Blockout into a movie and TV show for Netflix.
She also co-wrote the Tiny Pretty Things series with Sona Charaipotra, and the book will be adapted into a Netflix series in 2020.
She is also the Chief Operating Officer of We Need Diverse Books, an organization dedicated to increasing the representation of marginalized groups in children’s and young adult literature.
Clayton is a sensitive reader of children’s literature who also advocates for books that better represent people of color.
Net Worth and Salary
Dhonielle Clayton is worth $2 million.
Relationship Status
Dhonielle Clayton may be single.
She enjoys spending time with her friends while also focusing on her career. There have been no previous reports of Clayton being engaged or dating.
Body Measurements
She is a woman of average height. Clayton is 5 feet 6 inches tall (Approx 1.71 m).
Social Media
Her Twitter handle is @browbookworm.
Her Instagram handle is @brownbookworm.
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Trivia
- Clayton was born in 1983 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- She is a writer from the United States.
- Cake Creative’s owner and founder is Clayton.
- She is also the New York Times Bestselling author of The Belles series, Shattered Midnight, co-author of Blackout, and Tiny Pretty Things.
- Clayton is 5 feet 6 inches tall (Approx 1.71 m).
