Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait ! , the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. Her books have received numerous awards and recognition, including a 2008 Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, ALA Booklist's Best Books for Young Adults in 2009, and ALA Booklist's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults in 2017.
In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, ALA Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than twenty countries. Her newest book, Far From the Tree, won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the PEN America award. Robin grew up in Orange County, California ; attended NYU, where she was the 1997 recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing ; and is a graduate of UCLA.
She currently lives in Los Angeles.
In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, ALA Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than twenty countries. Her newest book, Far From the Tree, won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the PEN America award. Robin grew up in Orange County, California ; attended NYU, where she was the 1997 recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing ; and is a graduate of UCLA.
She currently lives in Los Angeles.
