Laura Steven Explained
| Laura Steven |
| Occupation: | Author, journalist |
| Period: | 2018–present |
| Citizenship: | England |
Laura Steven is an English novelist. She won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print Prize for her novel The Exact Opposite of Okay.[1]
She has used comedy to explore feminist issues in her young adult novels, including an exploration of beauty in Every Exquisite Thing (her re-telling of The Picture of Dorian Gray)[2] and female rage in The Society for Soulless Girls (her re-telling of Jekyll and Hyde).[3]
Bibliography
Novels
- Book: Steven, Laura . The Exact Opposite of Okay . Electric Monkey . 2018 . 978-1405288446 . English . 0.
- Book: Steven, Laura . A Girl Called Shameless . Electric Monkey . 2019 . 978-1405288620 . English . 0.
- Book: Steven, Laura . The Love Hypothesis . Electric Monkey . 2020 . 978-1405296946 . English . 0.
- Book: Steven, Laura . The Society For Soulless Girls . Electric Monkey . 2022 . 978-1405296939 . English . 0.
- Book: Steven, Laura . Every Exquisite Thing . Electric Monkey . 2023 . 978-0008627355 . English . 0.
Notes and References
- News: Flood. Alison. Jilly Cooper tops inaugural Comedy women in print awards. The Guardian. 10 July 2019. 14 November 2023.
- News: Steven. Laura. Laura Steven on the epiphanies she had while writing Every Exquisite Thing. CultureFly. “Girls don’t want beauty. Girls want power. And sometimes beauty is the closest substitute.”. 14 September 2023. 14 November 2023.
- News: Harvey. Fran. INTERVIEW: LAURA STEVEN. Narc Magazine. “Girls don’t want beauty. Girls want power. And sometimes beauty is the closest substitute.”. 7 July 2022. 14 November 2023.
