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Cheryl Rainfield

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Cheryl Rainfield (they/she) is a trans nonbinary lesbian author of the award-winning SCARS, a queer YA novel that has been repeatedly banned by the far right, and which has helped readers deal with sexual abuse, stop self-harming, come out as queer, and even keep from killing themselves, as well as award winning novels HUNTED and STAINED. Cheryl is an incest and cult torture survivor who works to help others know they are not alone, no matter where their pain comes from. They live in Toronto.

Cheryl Rainfield has been said to write with “great empathy and compassion” (VOYA) and to write stories that “can, perhaps, save a life.” (CM Magazine) School Library Journal said of her work: “[readers] will be on the edge of their seats.”
Publications
Young Adult Fiction

VISIONS (forthcoming)

STAINED

HUNTED
WestSide Books, Dec 15, 2011
Fitzhenry & WhiteSide, Jan 2012

SCARS
WestSide Books, March 2010

SkinWalkers: Walking Both Sides
HIP Books, 2011

Dragon Speaker: The Last Dragon
HIP Books, 2009
Awards
Awards for SCARS:
2010 Governor General Literary Award: Finalist
Category: Children's (text)

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Other Memberships
SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)
ALA (American Library Association)
CCBC (Canadian Children's Book Center)

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