Author
June Sarpong
Ibi Zoboi was born in Haiti, and holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her writing has been published in The New York Times Book Review, and The Rumpus, among others. She is the author of American Street, a US National Book Award finalist. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and three children. You can find her online at www.ibizoboi.net.
Scott Westerfeld
Scott Westerfeld is the author of over ten books for young adults, includingin Peeps, The Last Days and the Midnighters trilogy. He was born in Texas in 1963 and is married to author Justine Larbalestier, also featured in this collection.
Rachel Greenlaw
Rachel Greenlaw grew up in North Cornwall, surrounded by wild moorland. She studied English with Creative Writing at Falmouth University before moving to an island in the Atlantic, where she lives with her husband and two children. The Compass and Blade trilogy is her first YA fiction series. Rachel’s first novel for adults, One Christmas Morning was shortlisted for The Fantasy Romantic Novel Award 2024. Her second, The Woodsmoke Women’s Books of Spells featured on Waterstones’ Best Romantasy Books of 2024. Rachel can be found on Instagram @rachelgreenlaw_ and at rachelgreenlaw.com
Becky Albertalli
Becky Albertalli is the author of the acclaimed novels Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (film: Love, Simon), The Upside of Unrequited, and Leah on the Offbeat. She is also the co-author of What If It’s Us with Adam Silvera. A former clinical psychologist who specialised in working with children and teens, Becky lives with her family in Atlanta.
www.beckyalbertalli.com
Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen is the number one New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens, which have received numerous awards and rave reviews. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. She currently lives in North Carolina with her family.