A Universe of Wishes

Samira Ahmed writes young adult fiction that focuses on the Muslim-American experience, including the dystopian novel Internment. Her stories often follow teen protagonists as they navigate identity and social justice.

Libba Bray (born Martha Elizabeth Bray, March 11, 1964, in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American writer of young adult fiction. She is best known for the Gemma Doyle Trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing) and The Diviners series, as well as the standalone novels Going Bovine and Beauty Queens. She grew up in Texas, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, and worked in publishing and advertising before becoming a full-time novelist. She lives in Brooklyn,...

Zoraida Córdova is the author of many fantasy novels for kids and teens, most recently the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series, Incendiary, and Star Wars: A Crash of Fate. Her short fiction has appeared in the New York Times bestselling anthology Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, Come on In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home, and Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft. She is the co-editor of Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite. Her debut mi...

Tessa Gratton is the author of adult SFF The Queens of Innis Lear and Lady Hotspur from Tor Books, as well as the YA series The Blood Journals and The United States of Asgard. Her most recent YA novels are the original fairy tales Strange Grace and Night Shine.from McElderry Books. Tessa’s novels and short stories have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Tiptree Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Though she has lived all over the world,...

Kwame Mbalia is the author of The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities, a collection of spooky tales perfect for young readers. If you enjoy thrilling adventures with a touch of the supernatural, you'll want to check out his work.

Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) is a Mexican-American author of young adult magical realism and fairy-tale retellings with queer and Latine characters. They were born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in California. Their debut novel, The Weight of Feathers, was published in 2015, followed by When the Moon Was Ours, Wild Beauty, Blanca & Roja, Dark and Deepest Red and Lakelore, plus Miss Meteor with Tehlor Kay Mejia and Venom & Vow with Elliott McLemore. When the Moon Was Ours won th...

Tochi Onyebuchi writes speculative fiction that explores big ideas. His notable works include the novella Riot Baby and the novel Made To Order. He crafts imaginative and insightful stories

Mark Oshiro (they/them) is the award-winning author of the young adult books ANGER IS A GIFT (2019 Schneider Family Book Award), EACH OF US A DESERT, and INTO THE LIGHT, as well as their middle grade books THE INSIDERS, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, DAVID BRAVO, and STAR WARS HUNTERS: BATTLE FOR THE ARENA. They are also the co-author (with Rick Riordan) of THE SUN AND THE STAR: A NICO DI ANGELO ADVENTURE. When not writing, they are trying to pet every dog in the world. Mark is based in Atlanta, GA. [so...

Natalie C. Parker is the author of the young adult thriller Three Sides of a Heart. She writes compelling stories that keep you guessing.

Rebecca Roanhorse (born September 23, 1971, in Conway, Arkansas) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer based in Northern New Mexico. She holds degrees from Yale University, Union Theological Seminary, and the University of New Mexico School of Law. Her novels include the Sixth World duology (Trail of Lightning, Storm of Locusts) and the Between Earth and Sky trilogy (Black Sun, Fevered Star, Mirrored Heavens), which won the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Series, along with Star Wars: Resi...

Tara Sim is the author of the fantasy novel City of Dusk. If you enjoy atmospheric stories with a touch of darkness, you'll want to check out her work.

Victoria Elizabeth Schwab (born 7 July 1987) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. She was born in California, grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, studied book design at Washington University in St. Louis, and took a master's degree in medieval art history at the University of Edinburgh, specializing in depictions of monstrosity. She publishes her adult fiction as V.E. Schwab and her children's and young adult fiction as Victoria Schwab. Her work includes the Villains series that b...