After writing another novel for adults, he turned to young adult fiction with The School for Dangerous Girls, about a boarding school for criminal young ladies. Schrefer’s first novel, Glamorous Disasters, was a somewhat autobiographical tale of a young man living in Harlem and paying off college debt while tutoring Fifth-Avenue families. After a year teaching at a boarding school in Rome, he settled down in New York City. He lives with his husband in New York City.Īfter a childhood spent in Illinois, Connecticut, California, Maryland, and Florida, Eliot Schrefer attended Harvard University, where he graduated with High Honors in French and American literature. in Animal Studies from NYU, and is on the faculty of the Fairleigh Dickinson and Hamline MFAs for creative writing. In naming him an Editor’s Choice, the New York Times has called his work “dazzling… big-hearted.” His science writing has appeared in Discover, Sierra, USAToday, Nautilus, and The Washington Post Magazine. He is in the process of receiving his M.A. ELIOT SCHREFER is a New York Times-bestselling author, has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, received the Stonewall Honor for best LGBT teen book, and received the Printz Honor for best young adult book from the ALA.
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