Len Vlahos
Biography
Len Vlahos
Len Vlahos is the author of six traditionally published novels for young adults, including THE SCAR BOYS, a finalist for the American Library Association’s William C Morris Award for Best Debut Teen Fiction; LIFE IN A FISHBOWL, which was published in 10 languages and 18 countries; and HARD WIRED, which The New York Times called “a combination of nerdy humor and scary science” that “is sure to captivate sci-fi lovers and haters alike.”
Len dropped out of NYU film school in the 1980s to go on the road with his pop–punk band, Woofing Cookies (now available on major streaming services.) He is also, with his wife Kristen Gilligan, the former co-owner of the Tattered Cover Bookstores in Denver, at the time, the largest independent bookstores in the state of Colorado; the former Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group, where he helped maintain and develop metadata standards for the U.S. book market; and the former Chief Operating Officer of the American Booksellers Association, where he oversaw the development of Indie Commerce and ABA’s Winter Institute.
He currently works for ReedPop, a division of Reed Exhibitions, overseeing literary programming at some of the largest pop culture events in the U.S., including New York Comic Con and Book Con. When he’s not writing, you can find Len at the local hockey rink stinking up the ice, practicing and gigging with his #lamedadrock band -ish, or hanging with his wife, two sons and menagerie of pets in the Denver suburbs. His first book with Left Field Publishing is THE STORY OF OOG.
Len Vlahos
