Laura Shovan

Laura Shovan is an American author and poet.

In the early 2000s, Shovan was a part of the Artist in Education program for the Maryland State Arts Council.[1] Shovan was the 24th writer-in-residence for the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society in Maryland, and she visited and taught at local schools as part of the program.[2]

Her debut novel was the middle grade verse book, The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary.[3][4] In 2016, the book won the Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Award (Cybils Award) for poetry.[5] Shovan's book, Takedown, was published in 2018.[6]

Along with Saadia Faruqi, Shovan co-wrote the book A Place at the Table, which was published in 2020.[7] The book is about two 11-year-olds—Pakistani-American Sara and Jewish Elizabeth—who develop a friendship after becoming cooking partners in class.[8]

Works
  • The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary (2016)[9]
  • Takedown (2018)
  • A Place at the Table (2020), co-written by Saadia Faruqi

References
  1. "Winning poets' names released". The Star-Democrat. 9 April 2004. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. Holzberg, Janene (22 November 2015). "Young poets let their insight out". The Baltimore Sun. p. G1. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. Maughan, Shannon (21 July 2015). "Spring 2016 Children's Sneak Previews". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "In Conversation: Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan". Publishers Weekly. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Impromptu". The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 93 no. 3. May–June 2017. p. 124. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Gale Literature Resource Center.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  6. "Takedown". Kirkus Reviews. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "A Place at the Table". Kirkus Reviews. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. "A Place at the Table". Publishers Weekly. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary". Publishers Weekly. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.


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