Elsie Chapman grew up in Prince George, Canada, and has a degree in English literature from the University of British Columbia. She is the author of the YA novels
Dualed,
Divided, and
Along the Indigo, the middle grade novel
All the Ways Home, and the coeditor of
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings and
Hungry Hearts. She currently lives in Tokyo, Japan, with her family. You can visit her online at ElsieChapman.com.
Caroline Tung Richmond is the award-winning author of
The Only Thing to Fear,
The Darkest Hour, and
Live in Infamy, and the coeditor of
Hungry Hearts. She's also the program director of We Need Diverse Books, a nonprofit that promotes diversity in children's literature. A self-proclaimed history nerd and cookie connoisseur, Caroline lives with her family in the Washington, DC, area. Visit her online at CarolineTRichmond.com.
Sandhya Menon is the
New York Times bestselling author of
When Dimple Met Rishi,
Of Curses and Kisses, and many other novels that also feature lots of kissing, girl power, and swoony boys. Her books have been included in several cool places, including
Today,
Teen Vogue, NPR,
BuzzFeed, and
Seventeen. A full-time dog servant and part-time writer, she makes her home in the foggy mountains of Colorado. Visit her online at SandhyaMenon.com.
S. K. Ali is the author of
Saints and Misfits, a finalist for the American Library Association's 2018 William C. Morris Award and the winner of the APALA Honor Award and Middle East Book Honor Award; and
Love from A to Z, a
Today show Read with Jenna Book Club selection. Both novels were named best YA books of the year by various media including
Entertainment Weekly and
Kirkus Reviews. She is also the author of
Misfit in Love and
Love from Mecca to Medina. You can find Sajidah online at SKAliBooks.com and follow her on Instagram @SKAliBooks, TikTok @SKAliBooks, and on Twitter @SajidahWrites.
Rin Chupeco is a nonbinary Chinese Filipino writer born and raised in the Philippines. They are the author of
Silver Under Nightfall and several speculative young adult series, including
The Bone Witch,
The Girl from the Well,
The Never-Tilting World, and
Wicked as You Wish. Formerly a graphic designer and technical writer, they now write fiction full-time and live with their partner and two children in Manila. They can be found on Instagram at @RinChupeco.
Rebecca Roanhorse is the
New York Times bestselling author of The Sixth World series and the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. She has won multiple awards for her fiction including the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards. She has also written for Marvel and Lucasfilm, and for hit TV series including
A Murder At the End of the World and
Echo. She lives in New Mexico with her family.
Born and raised in Mexico City, Adi Alsaid is the author of several young adult novels including
Let's Get Lost,
We Didn't Ask for This, and
North of Happy, a
Kirkus Reviews Best Book nominee. He also wrote the middle grade books
The Bravest Warrior in Nefaria and
The Greatest Heist in Joviala and edited
Come on In: 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home. He currently lives in Chicago with his wife and two cats, where he occasionally spills hot sauce on things (and cats).
Phoebe North is the author of
Starglass and
Starbreak. She received her MFA in poetry at the University of Florida. She lives in New York State with her husband, her daughter, and her cat. Visit her at PhoebeNorth.com.
Karuna Riazi is a born and raised New Yorker, with a loving, large extended family and the rather trying experience of being the eldest sibling in her particular clan. Besides pursuing a BA in English literature from Hofstra University, she is an online diversity advocate, blogger, and publishing intern. Karuna is fond of tea, baking new delectable treats for friends and family to relish, Korean dramas, and writing about tough girls forging their own paths toward their destinies. She is the author of
The Gauntlet and
The Battle.
