Sara Ryan

Sara Ryan
Sara Ryan at Stumptown Comics Fest 2009
Born 1971 (age 46–47)
United States
Occupation Librarian
Nationality American
Genre Young Adult
Website
www.sararyan.com

Sara Ryan (born 1971) is an American writer and librarian living in Oregon.

Biography

Ryan was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she graduated from Pioneer High School in 1989. Her 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] She also writes graphic novels and is a member of the Periscope Studio. Together with Carla Speed McNeil, she released Bad Houses in 2013 from Dark Horse Comics.[2]

Openly bisexual,[3] she is married to the cartoonist Steve Lieber.[4]

Bibliography

Novels

Graphic novels and sequential art

  • Me and Edith Head (art: Steve Lieber) in Cicada v.4 no. 1 (Carus Publishing), 2002
    • Nominated for a 2002 Eisner Award for Best Short Story
    • reprinted as a standalone, self-published volume, 2002
  • "Family Story" (art: Steve Lieber and Jeff Parker) in Hellboy: Weird Tales #3, 2003
    • Collected in Hellboy: Weird Tales 1 ( ISBN 1-56971-622-6, Dark Horse), 2003
  • Flytrap (series)
  • Click (art: Dylan Meconis), 2007
  • Einbahnstrasse Waltz (art: Cat Ellis), 2007
  • Bad Houses (art: Carla Speed McNeil), 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Oregon Book Awards – Past Finalists". Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  2. ↑ "About". Carla Speed McNeil. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Sara, "FAQ", Empress of the World, archived from the original on October 17, 2007, retrieved October 30, 2007
  4. ↑ "Spotlight on Sara Ryan", ALA: Young Adult Library Services Association, archived from the original on April 26, 2008, retrieved October 30, 2007


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