Meggin Patricia Cabot was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana, USA, the daughter of Barbara and C. Victor Cabot, a college professor. She also lived in Grenoble, France and Carmel, California before moving to New York City after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University.

After working for ten years as an assistant residence hall director at New York University, Meg wrote the Princess Diaries series, which was made into two hit movies by Disney, sold over 20 million copies, and has been translated into 38 languages.

Meg also wrote the 1-800-Where-R-You? series, as well as numerous other award-winning, best-selling stand-alone books and series, including All-American Girl and Avalon High. Her books have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.

Meg's newest series include the tween hit Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls, the YA trilogy Airhead, and Abandon, part of a new paranormal series. She is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for both adults and tweens/teens. She currently lives in Key West with her husband and two cats.