Sophie Gonzales (writer)

{{short description|Australian YA author.}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

Sophie Gonzales is an Australian author known for writing young adult queer romantic comedies.{{cite web |title=Sophie Gonzales- Books |url=https://www.sophiegonzalesbooks.com/books |website=Sophie Gonzales |accessdate=16 July 2020}}{{cite web | title=Sophie Gonzales | website=Sydney Writers' Festival | date=2020-07-16 | url=http://www.swf.org.au/writers/sophie-gonzales/ | access-date=2020-07-16}} She grew up in Whyalla, South Australia and lives in Adelaide, Australia.{{cite web|date=2020-04-09|title=Q&A: Sophie Gonzales, Author of 'Only Mostly Devastated'|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/sophie-gonzales-author-interview/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=The Nerd Daily}} She graduated from the University of Adelaide, and works as a psychologist.{{cite web|date=2019-10-11|title=Sophie Gonzales|url=https://www.writeoncon.org/team/sophie-gonzales/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716203016/https://www.writeoncon.org/team/sophie-gonzales/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 July 2020|access-date=2020-07-16|website=WriteOnCon}}{{cite web|date=2020-02-11|title=Author Sophie Gonzales reimagines 'Grease' with a queer twist|url=https://www.outinperth.com/author-sophie-gonzales-reimagines-grease-with-a-queer-twist/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=OUTInPerth - LGBTIQ News and Culture}} Her novel Only Mostly Devastated is a contemporary, queer re-imagining of Grease.{{cite web | author=Articles | title=Q&A with Sophie Gonzales | website=Good, Interesting Books To Read | url=https://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/articles/article/view/id/2150 | access-date=2020-07-16}}{{cite web | last=Walliams | first=David | title=HCG bags queer reimagining of Grease | website=The Bookseller | date=2019-11-29 | url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hcg-bags-ya-queer-grease-reimagining-gonzales-1120456 | access-date=2020-07-16}} Her novel The Law of Inertia, an LGBT mystery novel, was published in 2018 and addressed mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicide.{{cite web | last=Mayfield | first=Louis | title=Local author releases novel | website=Whyalla News | date=2018-10-09 | url=https://www.whyallanewsonline.com.au/story/5692277/local-author-releases-novel/ | access-date=2020-07-16}}

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| name = Sophie Gonzales

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| birth_place = Whyalla, South Australia

| nationality = Australian

| occupation = Author and Psychologist

| years_active = 2018 - Present

| notable_works = The Law of Inertia

Only Mostly Devastated

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