Profile

Sara Ryan (they/them) is the author of the graphic novel Bad Houses with art by Carla Speed McNeil, young adult novels The Rules for Hearts and Empress of the World, a forthcoming middle-grade novel, Mountain Upside Down, and various comics, short stories, and essays.

Sara has spoken and taught in numerous venues: high schools and universities; public and school libraries; conferences including the Lambda Literary Foundation Emerging LGBTQ Voices Retreat, the American Library Association, Public Library Association, Sirens, and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators; master class instructor for Writing The Other; guest instructor at The Animation Workshop, Viborg, Denmark; and comic conventions including Comicon International and Wondercon. Sara grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and now lives in Portland, Oregon.

Education

MILS | University of Michigan

BA - Medieval & Renaissance Studies | University of Michigan

Alex Sanchez

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

An Na

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Mary Quattlebaum

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Linda Urban

Faculty Chair, MFA in WCYA

Sheela Chari

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Laura Shovan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA