Riley Redgate

Riley Redgate
Born
Ríoghnach Robinson
EducationKenyon College (BA, 2016)
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
Period2016–present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Notable awardsLambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature (2026)
Websiterileyredgate.com

Riley Redgate is the pen name of Ríoghnach Robinson (/ˈriːənɒk/), an American author of young adult fiction.

Biography

Robinson was raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She attended Richard J. Reynolds High School, where she began her first novel, Seven Ways We Lie. She is an alumnus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where she majored in economics, graduating in 2016. Her debut novel was published before she graduated. While at Kenyon, Robinson won the college's James E. Michael Playwriting Award for her play Mourning Sickness.

Robinson worked from Chicago as writing apprentice for the satirical media outlet The Onion. Her novels include Seven Ways We Lie (2016), Noteworthy (2017), Final Draft (2018), and Look No Further (2023), all published by Amulet, an imprint of Abrams Books; Alone Out Here (2022), published by Disney-Hyperion; Come Home to My Heart (2026), published by Union Square & Co., and Bad Words (2026), her adult debut published by St. Martin's Press. Come Home to My Heart won the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Young Adult Literature.

Robinson is bisexual and of half-Irish and half-Chinese descent.

Pen name

Robinson choose the pseudonym Riley Redgate when she was 16 years old, brainstorming it with the help of other members of a writers' forum. Her composition criteria consisted of three things: something with her real initials, something gender neutral, and something easily pronounceable.

Works

Discography

As Ríoghnach Robinson

As Catholique

References

  1. ↑ "Ríoghnach Robinson Talks Bookish Books, EmHen Blurb and Enemies-to-Lovers". She Reads. October 1, 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Arts Hall of Fame". R J Reynolds High School. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 K. Norcross Watts (July 14, 2016). "Seven Ways We Lie explores 'grimy' adolescence". JournalNow. Winston-Salem Journal.
  4. 1 2 Russ, Toms (October 2, 2025). "Econ to YA author: Robinson reflects on publishing journey". The Kenyon Collegian. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Seven Ways We Lie". Kirkus Reviews. December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Noteworthy". Kirkus Reviews. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Final Draft". Kirkus Reviews. April 30, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ Heppermann, Christine (August 6, 2018). "'Final Draft' by Chicago's Riley Redgate leads this week's Y.A. fiction roundup". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Look No Further". Kirkus Reviews. June 21, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Alone Out Here". Kirkus Reviews. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Come Home to My Heart". Kirkus Reviews. April 19, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  12. ↑ Tagen-Dye, Carly (October 6, 2026). "'Bad Words' by Ríoghnach Robinson Is GMA Book Club's October 2026 Pick (Exclusive)". People. Archived from the original on October 6, 2026. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ Strangman, Alice (June 15, 2026). "2026 Lambda Literary Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  14. ↑ Schaub, Michael (June 15, 2026). "Winners of the 2026 Lambda Awards Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ Redgate, Riley (2016). "On rounding". Diversity in YA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Audio Name Pronunciation | Riley Redgate". TeachingBooks. Retrieved October 9, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Tattoos, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Somebody Say Something, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  19. ↑ "two-quarter songs, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Noteworthy OST, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  21. ↑ "goodnight goodbye, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  22. ↑ "quarantine music, by Ríoghnach Robinson". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Season's Feelings, by catholique". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.