Abdi Nazemian
Abdi Nazemian is an Iranian-American author, screenwriter, and producer whose debut novel The Walk-In Closet won the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction at the 27th Lambda Literary Awards in 2015.[1] His debut young adult novel, The Authentics, was released on August 8, 2017 by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins.[2] His third novel, Like A Love Story, a love letter to queer history, ACT UP and Madonna, was released in June, 2019 by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins. It received a Stonewall Honor and a nomination for the Audie Awards. It was chosen as a best book of the year by Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, Audible, and YALSA, among others.
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.jpg) Nazemian at BookCon in June 2019 | |
| Born | 1976 Iran |
| Occupation | novelist, screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | The Walk-In Closet |
| Notable awards | Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction (2015) |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
Nazemian is a Choate Rosemary Hall alumni. It was at Choate that he first wanted to become a writer. Nazemian continued his education at Columbia University and then at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received an MBA.
Since, Nazemian has also worked as a screenwriter,[3] including the television shows Almost Family and The Village, and the films The Artist's Wife, Menendez: Blood Brothers, Beautiful Girl, Celeste in the City and The Quiet. As head of development for Water's End Productions, Nazemian has served as an executive producer or associate producer on numerous films, including Call Me By Your Name, Little Woods, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, It Happened In L.A., The Price, and The House of Tomorrow.
References
- "Need to Know: Iranian-American Writer Abdi Nazemian". Out, June 9, 2015.
- "The Authentics, by Abdi Nazemian". Kirkus Reviews, May 24, 2017.
- "Screenwriter Abdi Nazemian Says Hollywood Films Are A ‘Very Sad Depiction Of Gay Culture’". Huffington Post, May 31, 2014.