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Raziel Reid

ラジエル・リード

Rajieru Rīdo

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
2014-2024
Affiliations
University of British Columbia
Nominations
27th Lambda Literary Award nomination for LGBT Children's/Young Adult Literature, Publishing Triangle's Ferro-Grumley Award nomination

Awards

Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
2014
Work: When Everything Feels Like the Movies
Organization: Canada Council for the Arts
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

When Everything Feels Like the Movies

2014 Young adult novel

A young adult novel inspired in part by the 2008 murder of gay teenager Lawrence Fobes King.

LGBTQ+YouthIdentityViolence

Kens

2018 Novel

Followers

2020 Novel

Bibliography

  • When Everything Feels Like the Movies (2014)
  • Kens (2018)
  • Followers (2020)

Legacy

Canadian young adult novelist known for winning the Governor General's Award with his debut novel. Noted for LGBTQ+ themed works.