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Emily M. Danforth (born January 17, 1980) is an American writer.
Emily M. Danforth | |
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| Born | January 17, 1980 Miles City, Montana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Montana (MFA) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (PhD) |
| Genre | Young adult, LGBT |
| Subject | Coming-of-age, bildungsroman |
| Notable works | The Miseducation of Cameron Post |
| Partner | Erica E. Edsell |
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Danforth was born and raised in Miles City, Montana.[1] She attended Hofstra University, where she came out.[2] She received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Montana and earned her Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her wife.[3]
Her debut novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, was published in February 2012. This book became the basis for a 2018 film with the same name.
Her second novel, published in 2020, is Plain Bad Heroines. The book is set in a Rhode Island boarding school and the Los Angeles film industry.
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