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Riley Redgate

Riley Redgate
Instructor of Creative Writing
Kenyon College
Bachelor of Arts, Economics

About Riley

Riley Redgate is the author of four books for young adults, most recently Alone Out Here (Disney Hyperion). Her books have been published on four continents, optioned for film and television, and named to best-of-the-year lists by Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and the New York Public Library, among others. She has also written for The Onion, America's Finest News Source.

I want to equip my students with a hunter's eye. What lessons can we track down in any given work of fiction, whether commercial or literary, whether a treasured favorite or something we dislike?

  • Seven starred reviews from trade journals
  • 2018 ALA Top Ten pick for the Amelia Bloomer List
  • Kirkus Reviews Best YA Books of 2017 and 2018
  • New York Public Library Best Books of 2017
  • Booklist Editors' Choice 2022
  • Bank Street Best Children's Books of 2017, 2018, & 2019

B.A., Economics - Kenyon College