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

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Biography

Ryan was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she graduated from Pioneer High School in 1989. Her first novel, ''

Empress of the World ''Empress of the World'' is a young adult novel by Sara Ryan. It was published in 2001. Its sequel, '' The Rules for Hearts'', was published in April 2007. It won the 2002 Oregon Book Award for Young Readers Literature. Ryan summarizes the boo ...

'', 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. She also writes

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and is a member of the Periscope Studio. Together with Carla Speed McNeil, she released ''Bad Houses'' in 2013 from

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Ryan is a member of the faculty at the

Vermont College of Fine Arts Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) is a private graduate-level art school in Montpelier, Vermont. It offers Master's degrees in low-residency and residential programs. Its faculty includes Pulitzer Prize finalists, National Book Award winne ...

. Openly

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, she is married to the cartoonist Steve Lieber.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''

'' (2001) * ''The Rules for Hearts'' (2007)

Graphic novels and sequential art

* ''Me and Edith Head'' (art: Steve Lieber) in ''

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'' v.4 no. 1 (Carus Publishing), 2002 ** Nominated for a 2002

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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'' (, Dark Horse), 2003 * ''Flytrap'' (series) **
Flytrap – Episode One: Juggling Act
' (art: Steve Lieber), 2005 **

' (art: Ron Chan), 2007 **
Flytrap – Episode Three: Over the Wall
' (art: Ron Chan), 2007 ** ''Flytrap – Episode Four: Performance Anxiety'' (art: Sarah Burrini), 2009 *
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' (art: Dylan Meconis), 2007 * ''Einbahnstrasse Waltz'' (art: Cat Ellis), 2007 * '' Bad Houses'' (art: Carla Speed McNeil), 2013

References

External links

Personal site
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