Genre: Teen/YA

Ciera Burch is a lifelong writer and ice cream aficionado. She has a B.A from American University and an M.F.A. from Emerson College. Her fiction has appeared in American Literary Magazine, Underground, the art and literary journal of Georgia State… Continue Reading

Gareth Hinds is the creator of critically-acclaimed graphic novels based on literary classics, including “Beowulf,” “The Odyssey,” “The Iliad,” “Romeo & Juliet” and “Macbeth.” He is a recipient of the Boston Public Library’s “Literary Lights for Children” award, and his… Continue Reading

Kim Johnson has held leadership positions in social justice organizations as a teen. She’s now a college administrator who maintains civic engagement throughout the community while also mentoring Black student activists and leaders. “This Is My America” was her award-winning… Continue Reading

Brigid Kemmerer is the author of The New York Times best-sellers “Defy the Night,” “Defend the Dawn,” “Forging Silver into Stars” and The New York Times best-selling “Cursebreaker” series, which includes “A Curse So Dark and Lonely,” “A Heart So… Continue Reading

Jodi Meadows wants to be a ferret when she grows up and she has no self-control when it comes to yarn, ink or outer space. Still, she manages to write books. She is the author of the “Incarnate” trilogy, the… Continue Reading

William Ritter is an Oregon educator and The New York Times best-selling author of the “Jackaby” series, which received glowing trade and national reviews and was named to many state lists. He is the proud father of the two bravest… Continue Reading

Ray Anthony Shepard’s biographies provide young readers with an engaging and corrective understanding of race in American lives. Ray is a retired history teacher and textbook editor. He now writes books that didn’t exist when he was in the classroom… Continue Reading

A. K. Small is the author of “Bright Burning Stars,” now a major motion picture called “Birds of Paradise.” She was born in Paris. At five years old, she studied classical dance with the legendary Max Bozzoni, then later with… Continue Reading

Andrew Joseph White is a queer, trans, New York Times best-selling author from Virginia, where he grew up falling in love with monsters and wishing he could be one too. He received his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from George Mason… Continue Reading