Camille DeAngelis | |
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![]() DeAngelis's author photo from the hardcover edition of Bones & All (2015) | |
Born | November 14, 1980 |
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Nationality | American |
Education | New York University (BFA) University of Ireland, Galway (MA) |
Notable awards | Alex Award (2016) |
Camille DeAngelis (born November 14, 1980) is an American novelist and travel writer. Her novel about teenage cannibals, Bones & All , won an Alex Award in 2016. [1] [2] The story line deals with issues such as feminism, loneliness and self-loathing, and the moral problem of flesh eating. [3] A film adaptation was released in 2022. [4] [5]
DeAngelis is originally from New Jersey and attended New York University, graduating in 2002 with a B.A. in Fine Arts. She went on to attend the National University of Ireland, Galway, graduating in 2005 with an M.A. in writing. [6]
DeAngelis published a self-help/memoir entitled Life Without Envy: Ego Management for Creative People in September 2016, [7] and two travel books Moon Dublin and Moon Ireland. Her other fictional works include: Mary Modern (2007), Petty Magic (2010), Immaculate Heart (2016) and The Boy from Tomorrow (2018).
DeAngelis lives in Washington, D.C. and is a board member of the Writers' Room of Boston where she previously lived. [8] [6]