Davida Wills Hurwin is an American writer who is best known for her books A Time for Dancing and The Farther You Run.A Time For Dancing received the ALA's best books award, South Carolina Award. The Farther You Run was a NY Best books for Teens. Freaks and Revelations was a 2011 Stonewall Honor Book. Hurwin is also an educator, teaching Theater at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, California.