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Meredith Russo

Meredith Russo (born circa 1986/1987)[1] is an American young adult author from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Meredith Russo
Meredith Russo
OccupationAuthor
Years active2016–present
Notable workIf I Was Your Girl
AwardsStonewall Book Award 2017

Personal life edit

Russo is a transgender woman who transitioned in late 2013.[2] Her debut young adult novel If I Was Your Girl is the first widely distributed young adult book about transgender teens written by a transgender woman. It was inspired by Russo's life events.[3] She wanted to write a book about a transgender character with a happy ending. In addition to her literary efforts, she campaigns heavily for HIV awareness and de-stigmatization.[4]

Career edit

Russo's debut young adult novel, If I Was Your Girl, published in 2016 by Flatiron Books.[5] If I Was Your Girl is about a trans girl going to a new school and falling in love with a boy.[6] If I Was Your Girl won the Stonewall Book Award for the Young Adult category in 2017[7] and the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature in 2017.[8] It also received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews,[9] Publishers Weekly,[10] and Booklist.[11]

Her next young adult novel, Birthday, was published by Flatiron Books in 2019 and is a follow-up to her award-winning debut If I Was Your Girl, following two teenagers whose lives intersect starting from both their 13th birthdays.[12]

Russo also contributed several short stories and essays to anthologies published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,[13] Vintage,[14] and Algonquin.[15]

The different characters of her stories are based on people she met during her life or from her own personal experience.[16]

In an interview, she said that she has been inspired by a lot of comics, manga[17] as well as fictions[18]

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

Young adult edit

Short stories and essays edit

  • in Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times, edited by Carolina Ee Robertis (Vintage, 2017)
  • in (Don't) Call me Crazy, edited by Kelly Jensen (Algonquin Books, 2018)
  • in Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet, edited by Jennifer L. Armentrout (HMH, 2018)
  • Horror Stories from Meredith Russo's website[19]
  • Meltdown from Meredith Russo's website[19]

Awards edit

Won edit

2017 edit

Nominations edit

2017 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Chattanooga transgender woman lands $100,000 book deal". timesfreepress.com. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  2. ^ "Meredith Russo | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  3. ^ "Author Meredith Russo just wants a book where good things happen to transgender people". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  4. ^ Russo, Meredith (24 May 2016). "Opinion | What It Feels Like to Use the Wrong Bathroom". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  5. ^ Wren (2016-06-19). "If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  6. ^ "Teens Review Meredith Russo's". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  7. ^ Jamundsen (2017-01-24). "2017 Stonewall Book Awards Announced". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  8. ^ "March: Book Three Wins 2017 Walter Dean Myers Award". The Booklist Reader. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  9. ^ If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo | Kirkus Reviews.
  10. ^ "Children's Book Review: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo. Flatiron, $17.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-07840-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  11. ^ If I Was Your Girl, by Meredith Russo | Booklist Online. Retrieved 2018-11-23 – via www.booklistonline.com.
  12. ^ "Book Deals: Week of October 24, 2016". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  13. ^ "meet cute publishers weekly – Google Search". www.google.de. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  14. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times by Edited by Carolina De Robertis. Vintage, $15.95 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-0-525-43513-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  15. ^ (Don't) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. ^ "Meredith Russo". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  17. ^ Speak on It | Meredith Russo, retrieved 2021-05-04
  18. ^ sibookdragon (2016-04-21). "Author Interview: Meredith Russo [in Shelf Awareness]". BookDragon. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  19. ^ a b . Meredith Russo. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  20. ^ "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

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Meredith Russo born circa 1986 1987 1 is an American young adult author from Chattanooga Tennessee Meredith RussoMeredith RussoOccupationAuthorYears active2016 presentNotable workIf I Was Your GirlAwardsStonewall Book Award 2017 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Novels 3 1 1 Young adult 3 2 Short stories and essays 4 Awards 4 1 Won 4 1 1 2017 4 2 Nominations 4 2 1 2017 5 ReferencesPersonal life editRusso is a transgender woman who transitioned in late 2013 2 Her debut young adult novel If I Was Your Girl is the first widely distributed young adult book about transgender teens written by a transgender woman It was inspired by Russo s life events 3 She wanted to write a book about a transgender character with a happy ending In addition to her literary efforts she campaigns heavily for HIV awareness and de stigmatization 4 Career editRusso s debut young adult novel If I Was Your Girl published in 2016 by Flatiron Books 5 If I Was Your Girl is about a trans girl going to a new school and falling in love with a boy 6 If I Was Your Girl won the Stonewall Book Award for the Young Adult category in 2017 7 and the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children s Literature in 2017 8 It also received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews 9 Publishers Weekly 10 and Booklist 11 Her next young adult novel Birthday was published by Flatiron Books in 2019 and is a follow up to her award winning debut If I Was Your Girl following two teenagers whose lives intersect starting from both their 13th birthdays 12 Russo also contributed several short stories and essays to anthologies published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 13 Vintage 14 and Algonquin 15 The different characters of her stories are based on people she met during her life or from her own personal experience 16 In an interview she said that she has been inspired by a lot of comics manga 17 as well as fictions 18 Bibliography editNovels edit Young adult edit If I Was Your Girl Flatiron 2016 Birthday Flatiron 2019 Short stories and essays edit in Radical Hope Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times edited by Carolina Ee Robertis Vintage 2017 in Don t Call me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen Algonquin Books 2018 in Meet Cute Some People Are Destined to Meet edited by Jennifer L Armentrout HMH 2018 Horror Stories from Meredith Russo s website 19 Meltdown from Meredith Russo s website 19 Awards editWon edit 2017 edit Stonewall Book Award in the Children s and Young Adult Literature category for If I Was Your Girl Flatiron 2016 Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children s Literature for If I Was Your Girl Flatiron 2016 Nominations edit 2017 edit Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee for If I Was Your Girl Flatiron 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction for If I Was Your Girl Flatiron 2016 20 References edit Chattanooga transgender woman lands 100 000 book deal timesfreepress com 2015 01 27 Retrieved 2017 07 01 Meredith Russo Authors Macmillan US Macmillan Retrieved 2017 07 01 Author Meredith Russo just wants a book where good things happen to transgender people Washington Post Retrieved 2018 11 23 Russo Meredith 24 May 2016 Opinion What It Feels Like to Use the Wrong Bathroom The New York Times Retrieved 2018 11 23 Wren 2016 06 19 If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo review the Guardian Retrieved 2018 11 23 Teens Review Meredith Russo s School Library Journal Retrieved 2018 11 23 Jamundsen 2017 01 24 2017 Stonewall Book Awards Announced News and Press Center Retrieved 2018 11 23 March Book Three Wins 2017 Walter Dean Myers Award The Booklist Reader 2017 01 19 Retrieved 2018 11 23 If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Kirkus Reviews Children s Book Review If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Flatiron 17 99 272p ISBN 978 1 250 07840 7 PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 2018 11 23 If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo Booklist Online Retrieved 2018 11 23 via www booklistonline com Book Deals Week of October 24 2016 PublishersWeekly com Retrieved 2018 11 23 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