Robin benway biography
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Robin Benway
American writer
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Benway at the 2018 U.S. National Book Festival | |
| Alma mater | New York University University of California at Los Angeles |
| Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
| Notable works | Audrey, Wait! |
Robin Benway is an author of young adult fiction from Orange County, USA, most known for her novel Far from the Tree,[1][2] which won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[3]
Early life
[edit]She started her career in the publishing industry initially working as a book publicist and sales rep, coordinating events at BookSoup in Los Angeles. Feeling inspired, she quit her job and started applying to writing programs.[4]
She attended college at both New York University and the University of California at Los Angeles.[5] Benway was rejected from every Master of Fine Arts program she applied to.[4] When she wasn't accepted, she instead took a writing
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Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Far From the Tree, Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including the PEN America Literary Award, the Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults, and ALA’s Popular Paperbacks for ung Adults. In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than 25 countries. Her most recent book, Far From the Tree, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the PEN America Award, and was named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, and the Boston Globe. In addition, her non-fiction work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Bustle, Elle, and more. Robin grew u
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Robin Benway author biography, plus links to books by Robin Benway.
Robin Benway
Robin Benway grew up in Orange County and attended both NYU and UCLA. She currently lives in Santa Monica, California.
This biography was last updated on 08/03/2010.
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