Laura Shovan

Laura Shovan is an American author and poet.

Since 2002, Shovan has been 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. April 9, 2004. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. Holzberg, Janene (November 22, 2015). "Young poets let their insight out". The Baltimore Sun. p. G1. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  3. Maughan, Shannon (July 21, 2015). "Spring 2016 Children's Sneak Previews". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. "In Conversation: Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan". Publishers Weekly. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  5. "Impromptu". The Horn Book Magazine. Vol. 93, no. 3. May–June 2017. p. 124. Retrieved September 3, 2021 – via Gale Literature Resource Center.
  6. "Takedown". Kirkus Reviews. March 20, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. "A Place at the Table". Kirkus Reviews. January 12, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  8. "A Place at the Table". Publishers Weekly. April 22, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  9. "The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary". Publishers Weekly. January 25, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2020.


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