Madeleine Ryan

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Madeleine Ryan
Born (1988-12-09) December 9, 1988 (age 35)
Melbourne, Australia
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • filmmaker
Notable work A Room Called Earth
Website www.madeleineryan.com

Madeleine Ryan (born 9 December 1988) is an Australian novelist and filmmaker. [1] She is known for her novel A Room Called Earth (2020), a first-person narrative depicting a neurodivergent experience of life. [2]

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Early life

Ryan was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her parents were film and television critics. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English literature and creative writing. [3] Ryan was diagnosed with autism in adulthood. [3]

Career

Ryan's articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times , Vogue , SBS, The Daily Telegraph , The Sydney Morning Herald , VICE , Bustle , and Lenny Letter . [4] [5] [6]

Ryan's debut novel A Room Called Earth was published in 2020 by Penguin Press in the US and Canada and by Scribe in the U.K. and Commonwealth. [7] [8]

Her second novel, The Knowing, will be published by Scribe in 2025. [9]

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References

  1. Brown, Helen (12 January 2021). "A Room Called Earth author Madeleine Ryan: 'We should look at autism as a diamond with lots of facets'". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. Rosqvist, Hanna Bertilsdotter; Nygren, Anna; O’Donoghue, Sarinah (2023). "Title: Earthlove – Theorising Neurodivergent Reader Love of A Room Called Earth". Journal of Language, Literature & Culture. 70 (1): 25–37. doi:10.1080/20512856.2023.2277052.
  3. 1 2 "Author Madeleine Ryan: 'Being neurodiverse is a superpower'". SBS Voices. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. Ryan, Madeleine (2 July 2020). "Dear Parents: Your Child With Autism Is Perfect". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. Ryan, Madeleine (21 February 2021). ""To Face One's Closet Is To Face One's Self": Neurodiverse Author Madeleine Ryan Reflects On Her Life In Fashion". British Vogue. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. Ryan, Madeleine. "Muck Rack - Madeleine Ryan".
  7. "A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan: 9780143135456 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. Ryan, Madeleine (2 March 2021). A Room Called Earth | Book | Scribe Publications. Scribe Publications. ISBN   978-1-925849-77-6.
  9. Ryan, Madeleine (4 February 2025). The Knowing | Book | Scribe Publications. Scribe Publications. ISBN   978-1-76138-019-8.