Rate My Professor Aaron Levy

Levy's publications demonstrate his impact in young adult literature and playwriting. His debut YA novel, Blood Don’t Lie (Goodreads Press, 2016), follows thirteen-year-old Larry Ratner as he confronts bullying, first love, family financial struggles, and cultural heritage after moving to an affluent suburb, earning the Georgia Author of the Year Award for young adult fiction in 2018. His play Pizza With Shrimp On Top (Dramatic Publishing) has seen over 60 national and international productions and was nominated for the 2007 AATE Distinguished Play Award for middle and secondary school audiences. Other works include the ten-minute play Bolt-Cutter Man, selected for production at Thespian Production Inc.'s festival at New York City's Joria Mainstage Theatre; the recent play The Student Body (2024), a quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Playwriting Competition, semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival Stage Play Competition, and finalist at the Southeastern Theatre Conference, premiered by Destination Theatre in Atlanta; and short stories such as Lucy's Life (Every Day Fiction, 2013), The Mall (Black Heart Magazine), and The Farm (Linguistic Erosion), with additional pieces in Bohemia Art & Literary Journal and Eleveneleven Arts and Literary Journal. As MAPW director, Levy oversees graduate capstone showcases and awards, contributing to professional writing education.