Sara Ryan Explained

Sara Ryan
Birth Date:13 November 1971
Birth Place:Ohio, United States
Language:English
Genre:Young Adult
Partner:Steve Lieber
Awards:Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature

Sara Ryan (born November 13, 1971) is an American writer and librarian living in Portland, Oregon.

Biography

Ryan was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they graduated from Pioneer High School in 1989. Their first novel, Empress of the World, was published in 2001 and is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A sequel, The Rules for Hearts, was published in 2007 and won the 2008 Oregon Book Award for Young Adult Literature.[1] Ryan also writes graphic novels. Together with Carla Speed McNeil, they released Bad Houses in 2013 from Dark Horse Comics.[2]

Ryan is a member of the faculty at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.[3]

Ryan is openly bisexual, they are married to the cartoonist Steve Lieber.

Bibliography

Novels

Graphic novels and sequential art

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon Book Awards – Past Finalists . 2013-05-01.
  2. Web site: About. Carla Speed McNeil. en-US. 2017-03-11.
  3. Web site: Sara Ryan . Vermont College of Fine Arts . 2019-02-21 . 2020-01-20.