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]

Abdi Nazemian
Nazemian at BookCon in June 2019
Born1976
Iran
Occupationnovelist, screenwriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksThe Walk-In Closet
Notable awardsLambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction (2015)
Years active2000s-present

Career

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,[2] 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.

Literary work

His debut young adult novel, The Authentics, was released on August 8, 2017 by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins.[3] 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.[4] It received a Stonewall Honor and a nomination for the Audie Awards.[5]

References
  1. "Need to Know: Iranian-American Writer Abdi Nazemian". Out, June 9, 2015.
  2. "Screenwriter Abdi Nazemian Says Hollywood Films Are A ‘Very Sad Depiction Of Gay Culture’". Huffington Post, May 31, 2014.
  3. "The Authentics, by Abdi Nazemian". Kirkus Reviews, May 24, 2017.
  4. Needle, Chael (8 October 2019). "Abdi Nazemian: Cover Story | A&U Magazine". Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. "2020 Audie Award Finalists". Audible.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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