Abdi Nazemian | |
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![]() Nazemian at BookCon in June 2019 | |
Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Iran |
Occupation | Novelist, screenwriter |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Columbia University (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
Alma mater | Choate Rosemary Hall |
Years active | 2000s–present |
Notable awards | Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction (2015) |
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Abdi Nazemian (born 1976) is an Iranian-American author, screenwriter, and producer. His debut novel, The Walk-In Closet, won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction at the 27th Lambda Literary Awards. He has subsequently received a second Lambda Literary Award for his young adult novel Only This Beautiful Moment, as well as a Stonewall Book Award for Only This Beautiful Moment and a Stonewall Honor for Like a Love Story, both from the American Library Association.