Michael L. Printz Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2018) Winner
Nina LaCour
ニーナ・ラコール
Nīna RaKōru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1983 （San Francisco Bay area）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco Bay area → San Francisco
Career
- Occupations
- author, teacher
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- Hamline University
- Nominations
- Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2014, Everything Leads to You), Lambda Literary Award for Children's Literature shortlist (2024, The Apartment House on Poppy Hill)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campolindo High School | — | — | High School Diploma | 1996-2000 | United States |
| San Francisco State University | — | Literature | Bachelor's degree | — | United States |
| Mills College | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Campolindo High School
Degree:
High School Diploma
Period:
1996-2000
Year of Graduation:
2000
Country:
United States
Graduated high school
San Francisco State University
Literature
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United States
Received bachelor's degree
Mills College
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. First novel Hold Still based on thesis
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michael L. Printz Award | We Are Okay | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Best Books for Young Adults | Hold Still | — | American Library Association | 選出 |
| 2010 | William C. Morris Award | Hold Still | — | YALSA | ファイナリスト |
Michael L. Printz Award
2018
Work:
We Are Okay
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Best Books for Young Adults
2010
Work:
Hold Still
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
選出
William C. Morris Award
2010
Work:
Hold Still
Organization:
YALSA
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hold Still
2009 Young Adult FictionA story of a girl facing her best friend's suicide, exploring loss and healing.
lossfriendshiparthealing
Everything Leads to You
2014 Young Adult FictionA romance between girls set in Hollywood.
queer romanceHollywoodsecretsfamily
We Are Okay
2017 Young Adult FictionA girl coping with her grandmother's death and isolation.
lossisolationfriendshiptrauma
Watch Over Me
2020 Young Adult FictionA story involving ghosts and foster care.
ghostsfoster carepast trauma
Yerba Buena
2022 Adult FictionThemes of drug and sexual abuse, death, abandonment, and purposelessness in a story of two women.
traumafamilyromance
The Apartment House on Poppy Hill
2023 Children's LiteratureIllustrated children's book.
communitysecrets
Bibliography
- Hold Still (2009)
- The Disenchantments (2012)
- Everything Leads to You (2014)
- You Know Me Well (with David Levithan, 2016)
- We Are Okay (2017)
- Watch Over Me (2020)
- Yerba Buena (2022)
- The Apartment House on Poppy Hill (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- emotionally rich prosepoetic languageintrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- queer romanceloss and healingCalifornia settingstrauma
Legacy
Prominent YA author known for queer-themed stories. Won Printz Award, featured in TIME's 100 Best YA Books.
Trivia
- Raised in a family valuing arts and education: grandmother taught china painting, father teacher/principal, mother high school photography teacher.
- Lives in San Francisco with wife and daughter.