Christina Hammonds Reed

Christina Hammonds Reed holds an MFA in Film and Television Production from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Her short fiction has previously appeared in the Santa Monica Review. She lives in Hermosa Beach, CA.

Christina Hammonds Reed's debut YA novel, The Black Kids, was a New York Times bestseller, a William C. Morris Award finalist, and a California Book Award Silver Medalist. A native of the Los Angeles area, she has been published in the Santa Monica Review, One Teen Story, Teen Vogue, and Elle.