Ashley Herring Blake | |
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Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Master's Degree in Teaching |
Alma mater | Berry College |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Years active | 2016-now |
Notable works | Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Girl Made of Stars |
Notable awards | Stonewall Honor 2019 |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
ashleyherringblake |
Ashley Herring Blake is an American author of children's fiction, best known for her Stonewall Honor Book Award-winning middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World and Girl Made of Stars.
She enrolled in college as a voice major, but changed it before the first semester. [1] Blake has a master's degree from Berry College. [2] Prior to becoming an author, Blake worked as a bookseller, teacher, and ABA therapist. [3] [2] She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. She is openly bisexual. [4]
In 2019, her middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, about a 12-year-old who is struggling with her attraction to girls in the wake of a natural catastrophe, was chosen as a Stonewall Honor Book. [5] [6] Her third young adult novel Girl Made of Stars, about a bisexual teen whose brother gets accused of having raped her best friend, was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. [7] [8]
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Bright Falls series
Won
Finalist
Ashley Herring Blake | |
---|---|
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Master's Degree in Teaching |
Alma mater | Berry College |
Genre | Young adult fiction |
Years active | 2016-now |
Notable works | Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Girl Made of Stars |
Notable awards | Stonewall Honor 2019 |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
ashleyherringblake |
Ashley Herring Blake is an American author of children's fiction, best known for her Stonewall Honor Book Award-winning middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World and Girl Made of Stars.
She enrolled in college as a voice major, but changed it before the first semester. [1] Blake has a master's degree from Berry College. [2] Prior to becoming an author, Blake worked as a bookseller, teacher, and ABA therapist. [3] [2] She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. She is openly bisexual. [4]
In 2019, her middle grade debut Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, about a 12-year-old who is struggling with her attraction to girls in the wake of a natural catastrophe, was chosen as a Stonewall Honor Book. [5] [6] Her third young adult novel Girl Made of Stars, about a bisexual teen whose brother gets accused of having raped her best friend, was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. [7] [8]
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Bright Falls series
Won
Finalist