Emily M. Danforth | |
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| Born | January 17, 1980 Miles City, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Montana (
MFA) University of Nebraska–Lincoln ( PhD) |
| Genre | Young adult, LGBT |
| Subject | Coming-of-age, bildungsroman |
| Notable works | The Miseducation of Cameron Post |
| Partner | Erica E. Edsell |
| Website | |
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emdanforth | |
Emily M. Danforth (born January 17, 1980) is an American writer.
Danforth was born and raised in Miles City, Montana. [1] She attended Hofstra University, where she came out. [2] She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her wife. [3]
Her debut novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, was published in February 2012. This book became the basis for a 2018 film with the same name.
Her second novel, published in 2020, is Plain Bad Heroines. The book is set in a Rhode Island boarding school and the Los Angeles film industry.
- ^ Danforth, Emily M. (February 28, 2012). "Growing Up Gay in the 1990s: Has That Much Changed for Today's Gay Youth?". Huffington Post.
- ^ Minzesheimer, Bob (March 7, 2012). "New voices: Emily Danforth's 'Cameron Post'". USA Today.
- ^ Sittenfeld, Curtis (Feb 8, 2012). "The Best Novel About a "De-Gaying Camp" Ever Written". Slate.
- Danforth's biography on her website
- Author profile on Goodreads
- Emily M. Danforth on X
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- Hofstra University alumni
- American lesbian writers
- People from Miles City, Montana
- Rhode Island College faculty
- University of Montana alumni
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
- American LGBT novelists
- Lesbian novelists
- LGBT people from Montana
- 21st-century American women writers
- Novelists from Montana
- American women academics
- American novelist, 20th-century birth stubs
Emily M. Danforth | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1980 Miles City, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Montana (
MFA) University of Nebraska–Lincoln ( PhD) |
| Genre | Young adult, LGBT |
| Subject | Coming-of-age, bildungsroman |
| Notable works | The Miseducation of Cameron Post |
| Partner | Erica E. Edsell |
| Website | |
|
emdanforth | |
Emily M. Danforth (born January 17, 1980) is an American writer.
Danforth was born and raised in Miles City, Montana. [1] She attended Hofstra University, where she came out. [2] She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island with her wife. [3]
Her debut novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, was published in February 2012. This book became the basis for a 2018 film with the same name.
Her second novel, published in 2020, is Plain Bad Heroines. The book is set in a Rhode Island boarding school and the Los Angeles film industry.
- ^ Danforth, Emily M. (February 28, 2012). "Growing Up Gay in the 1990s: Has That Much Changed for Today's Gay Youth?". Huffington Post.
- ^ Minzesheimer, Bob (March 7, 2012). "New voices: Emily Danforth's 'Cameron Post'". USA Today.
- ^ Sittenfeld, Curtis (Feb 8, 2012). "The Best Novel About a "De-Gaying Camp" Ever Written". Slate.
- Danforth's biography on her website
- Author profile on Goodreads
- Emily M. Danforth on X
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
|
| This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1980 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- Hofstra University alumni
- American lesbian writers
- People from Miles City, Montana
- Rhode Island College faculty
- University of Montana alumni
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
- American LGBT novelists
- Lesbian novelists
- LGBT people from Montana
- 21st-century American women writers
- Novelists from Montana
- American women academics
- American novelist, 20th-century birth stubs