AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Young Adult Writer-in-Residence, Porter Square Books, 2025

Resident, Sundress Academy for the Arts Retreat, 2025

Semifinalist, Microgrant for Trans Writers, Sundress Academy for the Arts

Finalist, Ink & Impact Fellowship, Lavender Education, 2025

Finalist, Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency, Adirondack Center for Writing, 2025

Finalist, Tin House Young Adult Fiction Residency, 2025

Recipient, Tin House Winter Workshop, Young Adult Fiction, 2025

Finalist, The Dream Foundry Writing Contest, 2025

Honoree, Publishers Weekly Star Watch, 2024

Recipient, Lambda Literary Fellowship for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, Young Adult Fiction, 2024

Finalist, Boston in 100 Words, 2024

Winner, Bookbuilders of Boston Scholarship, March 2017

Distinguished Alumni, Westfield State University, April 2016

Dean’s Fellowship Award, Emerson College, 2015-17

Commonwealth Honors Scholarship, Westfield State University, 2015

Winner, John and Celeste Loughman Scholarship, Westfield State University, 2014

First Place Winner, English I Composition Contest, Bristol County Agricultural High School, Fall 2011

Mayoral Citation, Mayor Edward Lambert, Community Book Publishing Project, 2007

PRESS

“Fin Leary Highlights Book Bans and Writing for Everyone During TransWeek,” Provincetown Magazine

“Author Q&A with Fin Leary, These Bodies Ain’t Broken,” Lavender Education

“Freelancing across genres with Fin Leary of We Need Diverse Books,” The Freelance Journalism podcast

“Trans Representation in Young Adult Fiction with Fin Leary,” Genderful podcast

“We Need Diverse Books, with Fin Leary,” Spectrumly Speaking podcast

“We Need Diverse Books – with Fin Leary,” State of Inclusion podcast

“We Need Diverse Books Ensures Every Child is Represented,” Disability Talks podcast by Abilities in Motion

“20 Questions With: Adriana White & Fin Leary (Part 2),” a Latinitas Magazine podcast

“20 Questions With – Adriana White & Fin Leary,” a Latinitas Magazine podcast

“Last Name, First Name,” a short film by Emily Klausz

“Episode 102: Interview with Fin Leary,” Minorities in Publishing podcast

“Episode 54: Interview with Fin Leary,” Minorities in Publishing podcast

“Fin Leary and Caroline Richmond of We Need Diverse Books,” That Word Chat