Lily Anderson (December 15, 1988)[1] is a writer of young adult fiction, best known for her Indies Choice Book Award-nominated novel Undead Girl Gang.
Lily Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Notable works | Undead Girl Gang |
| Website | |
| mslilyanderson | |
Early life
editAnderson is an Afrolatina of Puerto Rican descent.[2] She has been a Wiccan since she was eight years old.[3] After she dropped out of college at age 18, Anderson wrote her first book and decided she wanted to become a published writer.[4]
Anderson grew up doing theatre and is a self-proclaimed theatre geek, saying that she did her first Shakespeare play when she was 12 or 13 years old, which ultimately led to her writing both novels in her debut young adult series The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You as retellings of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest and William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.[3]
Influences
editShe drew on her own experience as a Wiccan for her novel Undead Girl Gang, in which a teenage Wiccan resurrects her dead best friend.[5] Other inspirations for the novel include dark comedy teenage obsessions of hers, namely the movies The Craft, Heathers and Death Becomes Her.[3]
She names American screenwriter and director Shonda Rimes and American plus-size model Tess Holliday as the sources of some of her inspiration.[6]
Personal work
editAnderson is an elementary school librarian and lives in Northern California.[4]
Bibliography
editMessina Academy Duology
edit- The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You (St. Martin's Griffin, 2016)
- Not Now Not Ever (Wednesday Books, 2017)
Standalones
edit- Undead Girl Gang (Razorbill, 2018)
- The Throwback List (Hyperion Avenue, 2021)
- Scout's Honor (Henry Holt, 2022)
- Big Bad, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel (Hyperion Avenue, 2022)
Awards
editNominated
- 2019 Indies Choice Book Award for Undead Girl Gang[7]
- 2022 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book for Scout's Honor[8]
References
edit- ^ "'Tis The Season: Authors Talk Holidays 2016 With Lily Anderson". Pop! Goes The Reader. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "About". Ms. Lily Anderson. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Chatting with Lily Anderson + GIVEAWAY! // The Second Annual "Bloggers Love Authors" Event with Books. Inc + NYMBC". 23 March 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ a b "Lily Anderson Author Interview". Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "5 Question Interview with Undead Girl Gang author Lily Anderson — @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox". www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Cure Your Winter Blues With This Hilarious Summer Camp Novel". Brit + Co. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "Our Finalists for 2019 Indies Choice, E.B. White Read-Aloud, Indie Champion, and Picture Book Hall of Fame". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Printz Award". ala.org. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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