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Kelly Jensen is a writer and editor who focuses on young adult non-fiction and social issues. She is best known for the anthology Here We Are, which collects essays and art about modern feminism. Her

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...

Adam Silvera (born June 7, 1990) is an American author of young adult fiction who grew up in the South Bronx, New York City. His novels center queer protagonists and explore identity, grief and mortality, and include More Happy Than Not, History Is All You Left Me, the #1 New York Times bestseller They Both Die at the End and its sequels, and the Infinity Cycle series. He co-wrote What If It's Us and its sequel Here's to Us with Becky Albertalli.

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,...

Esmé Weijun Wang is the author of the essay collection The Collected Schizophrenias and the novel The Border of Paradise. Her writing focuses on the personal and social experiences of living with chronic illness and mental health conditions. She lives and writes in San Francisco.

Yumi Sakugawa is a visual artist and writer who creates illustrated books. She is the author of I think I am in friend-love with you, a graphic work that explores human connection.

Meredith Russo is the author of the young adult novel If I Was Your Girl. Her work often explores themes of identity and self-discovery.

Stephanie Kuehn is known for her psychological suspense novels, including Feral Youth and Complicit. Her stories often feature complex characters and explore dark, intense themes.

Emery Lord writes popular young adult fiction, often exploring themes of friendship, grief, and first love. Her books include "When We Collided," "The Start of Me and You," and "The Names They Gave Us."

Nancy Kerrigan brings her experience from the ice to the page. Her book, Artistry on Ice: Figure Skating Skills and Style, explores the techniques and style of figure skating.

Heidi Heilig writes fantasy and young adult fiction. She is the author of "The Girl from Everywhere Lib/E," a story about time travel and adventure. Her stories often feature unique worlds and memorable characters.

S. Jae-Jones, who goes by JJ, is an American writer and artist. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she worked as an editor at St. Martin's Press before writing full time. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wintersong duology — Wintersong and Shadowsong — and of the Guardians of Dawn series, which began with Zhara (2023) and continued with Ami (2024) and Yuli (2025). She lives in North Carolina.