The author of Fever 1793 is Laurie Halse Anderson who was in Postdam, New York. She mostly writes for the young adult audience but also writes many picture books. Some of her notable work include Speak, Fever 1793, and Twisted. She was recognized in 2009 for her numerous contributions with the Margaret Edwards Award. Her first attributed book was Speak which quickly became popular from her creative way of portraying her topics.
Many of her books include themes connected to honesty. Many people argue that they are to controversial for the young readers but she claims that the books with the more meaningful themes make more of an impact on readers. She likes to get feedback from her audience and reads through all the emails and letters adressed to her. Her most popular criticism that she recieves is to write some books with a brighter topic than she usually writes.
