Sara Farizan
Sara Farizan is an American writer of young adult literature.[1] Her debut novel, If You Could Be Mine (2013), won the Ferro-Grumley Award,[2] the Edmund White Award[2] and the Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult Literature in 2014,[3] and was named to the American Library Association Rainbow List as one of the year's best LGBT-themed books.
Her second novel, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, was published in 2014, and was again named to the Rainbow List for 2015.[4]
Her third novel, Here to Stay, was published in 2018.
References
- ^ "This Author’s Juicy YA Novels Would Be Banned in Her Parents’ Homeland". Mother Jones, September/October 2014.
- ^ a b "LGBTQ Publishing: PW Talks with Sara Farizan". Publishers Weekly, May 23, 2014.
- ^ "Lambda Awards honor best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books". Washington Post, June 2, 2014.
- ^ "The Rainbow Project Released Its 2015 Rainbow List and It's Great News for LGBTQ Voices in YA Literature". Bustle, February 12, 2015.