Nova Ren Suma





Nova Ren Suma

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Nova grew up in small towns across the Hudson Valley and can currently be found in New York City and online at her blog distraction no. 99.

Nova Ren Suma has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and a BA in writing & photography from Antioch College, and has been awarded fiction fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Corporation of Yaddo, and, twice, from the MacDowell Colony. She has published short stories for adults in literary journals including Gulf Coast, LIT, Small Spiral Notebook, and more, and is the author of the tween novel Dani Noir (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin, 2009).

Imaginary Girls (Dutton, 2011) marks her YA debut. She is at work on a new YA novel, slated for future release from Dutton.


Nova Ren Suma isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but she does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from her feed.
This guest post is part of the Turning Points blog series here on distraction no. 99—in which I asked authors the question:What was your turning point as a writer?Here is author Leah Cypessrevealing hers…

GIVEAWAY INCLUDED: Keep reading for a chance to win Leah’s new novel Nightspell!



Guest post by Leah Cypess



You know how they say, “Don’t quit your day job”? Well, that was my turning point. Qu...

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Average rating: 3.43 · 2,409 ratings · 784 reviews · 3 distinct works
Imaginary Girls
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 2,150 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Dani Noir
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions
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17 & Gone
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2013
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October 2009, Nova Ren Suma
" Quick Start SS: How would you describe your life in only 8 words? NS: Doors open, doors close. Doors close, doors open. SS: What is your motto or maxim? NS: What if? General Questions SS: What is your birthdate? NS: 2/23 SS: What were your previous..." ...More

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“The story you choose to tell isn't always the story you believe.”
Nova Ren Suma, Imaginary Girls

“Sometimes a perfect memory can be ruined if put to words.”
Nova Ren Suma, Imaginary Girls

“There's something ugly about a pretty boy who knows he's pretty and assumes everyone else know it too.”
Nova Ren Suma, Imaginary Girls

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