Riley Redgate is the pen name of Ríoghnach Robinson (/ˈriːənɒk/), an American author of young adult fiction.[1]
Riley Redgate | |
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| Born | Ríoghnach Robinson |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College (economics) |
| Period | 2016–present |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Notable works |
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| Website | |
| rileyredgate | |
Life and career
editRobinson was raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Richard J. Reynolds High School,[1] where she began her first novel, Seven Ways We Lie.[2] She is an alumna of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where she majored in economics,[1] graduating in 2016.[3] Her debut novel was published before she graduated.[2] While at Kenyon, Robinson won the college's James E. Michael Playwriting Award for her play Mourning Sickness.[2]
Robinson worked from Chicago as writing apprentice for the satirical media outlet The Onion.[4][5] Her three novels are Seven Ways We Lie (2016), Note Worthy (2017), and Final Draft (2018),[6] all published by Amulet, an imprint of Abrams Books.[7][8][9]
Robinson is bisexual, of half-Irish and half-Chinese descent, and the characters in her novels similarly lie "in the middle of a spectrum rather than out at the ends".[10]
Pen name
editRobinson choose the pseudonym Riley Redgate when she was 16 years old, brainstorming it with the help of other members of a writers' forum. Her composition criteria consisted of three things: she wanted to keep her real initials; something gender neutral; and something easily pronounceable.[11]
Works
editDiscography
edit- Somebody Say Something (2014)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c Schehl, Pam (May 9, 2016). "Kenyon student-author visits MVHS". Mount Vernon News.
- ^ a b c d K. Norcross Watts (July 14, 2016). "Seven Ways We Lie explores 'grimy' adolescence". JournalNow. Winston-Salem Journal.
- ^ "Class of 2016: Plans for After Graduation". Kenyon College.
- ^ 'Riley Redgate' on WriteOnCon
- ^ 'Contact the Onion' (archived on Wayback Machine) on The Onion
- ^ Redgate, Riley (June 12, 2018). "Interview: Riley Redgate, author of 'Final Draft'". Happy Ever After (Interview). Interviewed by Joyce Lamb. USA Today.
- ^ a b "Seven Ways We Lie". Kirkus Reviews. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Note Worthy". Kirkus Reviews. March 6, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Final Draft". Kirkus Reviews. April 30, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
- ^ Redgate, Riley (2016). "On rounding". Diversity in YA.
- ^ 'Audio Name Pronunciation with Riley Redgate' on TeachingBooks.net
- ^ Heppermann, Christine (August 6, 2018). "'Final Draft' by Chicago's Riley Redgate leads this week's Y.A. fiction roundup". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Alone Out Here". Kirkus Reviews. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Somebody Say Something, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
