Raziel Reid | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | When Everything Feels Like the Movies |
Raziel Reid is a Canadian writer whose debut young adult novel When Everything Feels Like the Movies won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature at the 2014 Governor General's Awards. [1] The novel, inspired in part by the 2008 murder of gay teenager Lawrence Fobes King, [2] was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2014. [3] Its launch was marked with a national book tour with Vivek Shraya, who was simultaneously promoting her new book She of the Mountains. [4] In 2015, Reid became adjunct professor of Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults at the University of British Columbia. [5]
Reid is a former blogger and columnist for Xtra Vancouver . [4]
When Everything Feels Like the Movies was selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Canada Reads , where it was defended by blogger and broadcaster Elaine Lui. [6] It was also nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children's/Young Adult Literature at the 27th Lambda Literary Awards, [7] and for Publishing Triangle's Ferro-Grumley Award. [8]
