Soman Chainani

Soman Chainani is an American author, best known for writing the children's book series The School for Good and Evil. Some of his work has been adapted to films. Chainani grew up in Key Biscayne, Florida, where his family was one of the few of Indian descent. He attended Harvard University, where he graduated with a degree in English and American Literature in 2001. He came out as gay in his senior year at college. After graduating from Harvard, he attended Columbia University, where he participated in their MFA film program.