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| Born | November 13, 1971 Ohio, United States |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Young Adult |
| Notable awards | Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature |
| Partner | Steve Lieber |
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Sara Ryan (born November 13, 1971) is an American writer and librarian living in Portland, Oregon.
Ryan was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they graduated from Pioneer High School in 1989.[ citation needed ] 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]
Openly bisexual, [4] they are married to the cartoonist Steve Lieber. [5]
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