Michael is a graduate of Brigham Young University and Western Governors University with degrees in German Teaching, Music, Educational Leadership, and Instructional Design. Though he grew up traveling the world with his military father, he now lives in Utah with his wife, Jen, and their three children, where he creates online curriculum for BYU. He enjoys acting in community theater, playing and writing music, and spending time with his family. He played for several years with the handbell choir Bells on Temple Square and is now a member of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
He is the author of the novels in The Canticle Kingdom Series, The Last Archangel Series, the Chess Quest Series, and the Penultimate Dawn Cycle (The Hunger), as well as several non-fiction works, including Sacred Days, Sacred Songs, An Advent Carols Countdown, O Say Can You Sing, The Song of the Righteous, As Saints We Sing, and The Song of the Saints. He has also had work featured in various online and print magazines such as Bards and Sages Quarterly, Mindflights, Meridian, Nugent Magazine, The New Era, Keeping Tab, Allegory, Liahona, and Ensign.
Author Interviews
Interview with Million Dollar Authors
Video Interview with the Chapter Goddess
Podcast Interview on Everyday Excellence
Blog Interview on Storybook World
Blog Interview with Paul Genesse
Video Interview with Come Follow Me Live
Interview on the Busy Latter-day Saint
Special Thanks
There are so many people who have helped me in my publishing journey and I want to thank them! If they offer services for writers, I will also link to their pages as well.
Thank you to Tristi Pinkston, who edited and published my Chess Quest series. She does freelance editing and I can personally vouch for her incredible skill.
You can find Tristi online here: http://www.tristipinkston.com/
Thank you to Jenni James, who designed many of my covers, including those for the Chess Quest series, and for “The Thirst” and “The Hunger”. She is also an author herself.
You can find her books here: https://www.amazon.com/Jenni-James/e/B003H0J9DE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Thank you to James Curwen, who donated his services to designing the covers for the Advent Anthology series.
Thank you to Jim McGovern and Amanda Meuwissen for helping bring many of my works to life through audio serials and physical books through Big World Network.
Amanda is an author as well. You can find her books at: https://www.amandameuwissen.com/
Books by Michael D. Young 