Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2024) Winner
Abdi Nazemian
アブディ・ナゼミアン
Abdi Nazemian
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976 （Iran）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Producer
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Water's End Productions (Head of Development)
- Nominations
- Audie Award for Young Adult Title (Like a Love Story, 2020, Finalist), Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature (2024, Finalist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate Rosemary Hall | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | — | MBA | — | United States |
Choate Rosemary Hall
Country:
United States
Alumnus
Columbia University
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
University of California, Los Angeles
Degree:
MBA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction | The Walk-In Closet | — | Lambda Literary | Won |
| 2024 | Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature | Only This Beautiful Moment | — | Lambda Literary | Won |
| 2024 | Stonewall Book Award for Young Adult Literature | Only This Beautiful Moment | — | American Library Association | Won |
| 2020 | Stonewall Book Award (Honor) | Like a Love Story | — | American Library Association | Honor |
Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction
2015
Work:
The Walk-In Closet
Organization:
Lambda Literary
Result:
Won
Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature
2024
Work:
Only This Beautiful Moment
Organization:
Lambda Literary
Result:
Won
Stonewall Book Award for Young Adult Literature
2024
Work:
Only This Beautiful Moment
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Won
Stonewall Book Award (Honor)
2020
Work:
Like a Love Story
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Honor
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Walk-In Closet
2015 LGBT Debut FictionDebut novel about a gay man afraid to come out of the closet.
IdentityLGBT
The Authentics
2017 Young AdultStory of an Iranian-American girl exploring her identity.
Cultural IdentityFamily
Like a Love Story
2019 Young AdultA love letter to queer history, ACT UP, and Madonna set in 1989 New York.
Queer HistoryLoveAIDS
The Chandler Legacies
2022 Young AdultInspired by his time at boarding school.
Boarding SchoolSecrets
Only This Beautiful Moment
2023 Young AdultYoung adult novel involving time travel.
Time TravelSelf-Discovery
Desert Echoes
2024 NovelBibliography
- The Walk-In Closet (2015)
- The Authentics (2017)
- Like a Love Story (2019)
- The Chandler Legacies (2022)
- Only This Beautiful Moment (2023)
- Desert Echoes (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Young adult style with queer literary elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Identity explorationQueer experiences
Legacy
Known for LGBTQ+ young adult literature, winner of multiple awards including Lambda and Stonewall. Books frequently challenged or banned.
In Popular Culture
- Books widely challenged or banned across the US.
Quotes
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First and foremost, a heartbreak over the message it sends to young queer kids who deserve love and support.
Source: CNN interview (2024)
Trivia
- Books, especially Like a Love Story, widely challenged or banned in the US.
- Like a Love Story named one of Time's 100 best YA books of all time.