Bio
Author Bio
Graham J. Sharpe is an award-winning author whose debut novel Purple won the 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award and was a quarter-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. His writing blends fantasy, emotional depth and queer themes. Graham’s new novel, written for adult readers, is inspired by real-life childhood experiences and explores identity, longing and loss through the lens of autofiction. A short story drawn from its early chapters appears in Queer Life, Queer Love Vol. 3 (Muswell Press, 2025).

Books & Recognition
Purple Award-Winning YA Fantasy Debut
Winner: Purple Dragonfly Book Award (YA)
Second: Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
Second-Tie: Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Spiritual/Religious)
Finalist: Kindle Book Review Best Indie Books
Quarter-Finalist: Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Short Story Featured in Queer Life, Queer Love Vol. 3
(Muswell Press, 2025)