Ashley Hope Pérez
Ashley Hope Pérez is an American author.
Personal life and education
Pérez grew up in East Texas, approximately 20 minutes away from New London, Texas, the setting of Out of Darkness.[1]
Pérez attended the
with a focus on Latin American literature.Pérez currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with her two sons.[4][5]
Career
Early in her career, Pérez taught
Aside from writing, Pérez is an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University.[3][4] In her research, she "is interested in the ethical implications of how we tell, read, mediate, and interpret narratives."[3]
Texts
The Knife and the Butterfly (2011)
The Knife and the Butterfly is a
What Can(t) Wait (2011)
What Can(t) Wait is a
Out of Darkness (2015)
Out of Darkness is a
Perez initially expected to receive pushback for Out of the Darkness but did not receive any for the first several years following publication; instead, the book was well-received by critics and won a few national awards.[11] However, in 2021, the book became the fourth-most banned and challenged book in the United States in 2021, according to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom.[12] Challengers "[b]anned, challenged, and restricted" the book because of its "depictions of abuse and because it was considered to be sexually explicit."[12]
Awards and honors
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | What Can't Wait | Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers | Nominee | [13] |
2013 | “3:17” | Observer short story contest | Winner | [14] |
2015 | The Knife and the Butterfly | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Selection | [15] |
2016 | Out of Darkness | Américas Award | Winner | [16] |
2016 | Out of Darkness | Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award | Finalist | [17] |
2016 | Out of Darkness | Michael L. Printz Award | Honor | [18] |
2016 | Out of Darkness | Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award
|
Winner | [19] |
Publications
Novels
- The Knife and the Butterfly (2011)
- What Can’t Wait (2011)
- Out of Darkness (2015)
Short stories and essays
- "The 'Nice Girl' Feminist" in Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, edited by Kelly Jensen (2017)
- "5 Tips for 'Nice Girl' Feminists" in Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, edited by Kelly Jensen (2017)
- "What Home Is" in Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America, edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (2020)
References
- ^ a b Sinn, Jessica (2015-08-10). "A Q&A with English Alumna Ashley Hope Pérez, Author of 'Out of Darkness'". ShelfLife@Texas. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b Sinn, Jessica (2012-02-14). "A Q&A with Ashley Hope Pérez, Author of "The Knife and the Butterfly"". ShelfLife@Texas. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b c "Ashley Perez". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b Ward, Allison. "Banned Books Week has new meaning for Columbus author whose novel was challenged". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b "About Ashley Hope Pérez". www.ashleyperez.com. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "About". Ashley Hope Pérez. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- OCLC 778448365.
- The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved on November 7, 2015.
- Project MUSE.
- ^ "Out of Darkness". Kirkus Reviews. 2015-05-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ Ward, Allison (2021-10-02). "Banned Books Week has new meaning for Columbus author whose novel was challenged". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ a b Communications and Marketing Office (2022-04-04). "National Library Week kicks off with State of America's Libraries Report, annual 'Top 10 Most Challenged Books' list and a new campaign to fight book bans". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "2012 Quick Picks Nominations". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Ashley Hope Perez". The Texas Observer. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "2015 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Award Winners @ CLASP, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs". Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "The Walden Award". ALAN. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Ashley Hope Pérez | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ Department of Comparative Studies (2016-03-03). "Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez Wins Award". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2022-08-07.