![]() ![]() Within one more year, Snadowsky received an offer on her manuscript from the Delacorte publishing house. She tried her hand at writing a novel at the age of twenty-two, taking about a year to come up with a first draft, then another year to find an agent. SIDELIGHTS:ĭaria Snadowsky began writing as a teenager, contributing to school and local publications during high school and college. WRITINGS:Īnatomy of a Boyfriend: A Novel, Delacorte Press ( New York, NY), 2007.Īlso author of the blog Daria Snadowsky's Journal. ![]() Boyd School of Law Bookmarked Breakout Book, Target Brands, Inc., 2007, for Anatomy of a Boyfriend: A Novel. Tobias Excellence in Writing Award, William S. (with highest honors), 2001 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D, 2006. ![]()
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