Dahlia Adler is an associate editor of mathematics by day, a blogger for B&N Teens, LGBTQ Reads, and Frolic by night, and an author of young adult and new adult novels at every spare moment in between. Her books include the Daylight Falls duology, Just Visiting, and the Radleigh University trilogy. Her short stories can be found in the anthologies The Radical Element, All Out, and His Hideous Heart, the latter of which she also edited. Dahlia lives in New York with her husband, son, and an obscene amount of books. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @MissDahlELama or at dahliaadler.com.
Adi Alsaid is the author of several young adult novels, including Let’s Get Lost, Never Always Sometimes, and North of Happy. He was born and raised in Mexico City. He can be found online at AdiAlsaid.com.
Mayim Bialik is best known as Amy Farrah Fowler on America’s #1 comedy, The Big Bang Theory, a role for which she has received four Emmy nominations and two Critics’ Choice Award nominations, in addition to two Critics’ Choice Awards. She also starred in the early-1990s sitcom Blossom. Mayim earned a BS from UCLA in neuroscience and Hebrew and Jewish studies, and she went on to earn a PhD from UCLA in neuroscience. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Girling Up, as well as Boying Up, Beyond the Sling, and Mayim’s Vegan Table.
David Levithan is the author of numerous young adult novels. Some he writes by himself, like Boy Meets Boy, Every Day, Two Boys Kissing, and, most recently, Someday. He also writes books with other people, including five with Rachel Cohn (Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist being the first), one with John Green (Will Grayson, Will Grayson), one with Andrea Cremer (Invisibility), and one with Nina LaCour (You Know Me Well). You can find more about him at davidlevithan.com.
Elie Lichtschein is a writer and producer based in New York City. His work has been published by PJ Library and can be found on The Other Stories podcast. He is currently developing a children’s audio horror series with WGBH.
Katherine Locke is the author of The Girl with the Red Balloon (a Sydney Taylor Honor Book) and The Spy with the Red Balloon. They are a contributor to Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens. They live and write in Philadelphia with their demanding feline overlords and secretly believe most stories are fairy tales in disguise. They can be found online at @Bibliogato and at katherinelockebooks.com.
Alex London, a 2009 finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, is the author of twenty-five books for adults, teens, and children. Black Wings Beating, his latest young adult novel, was an NBC Today Show Pick, a Kirkus Best YA Fantasy Book of the Year, and a We Need Diverse Books Must-Read. His young adult debut, Proxy, was an ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and a Best Fiction for Young Adults selection. He’s been a journalist reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, a young adult librarian, and a snorkel salesman. Alex lives with his husband, daughter, and dog in Philadelphia. You can find him online at calexanderlondon.com.
Goldy Moldavsky is the New York Times bestselling author of Kill the Boy Band and No Good Deed. She was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up in Brooklyn, where she still lives. Her perfect Shabbos includes family + friends + board games. She can be found online at goldymoldavsky.com.
Hannah Moskowitz is the author of over a dozen works for children and young adults, including 2013 Stonewall Honor Book Gone, Gone, Gone and 2013 Bisexual YA Book of the Year Not Otherwise Specified. Her first book, Break, was published when she was a senior in high school. She lives in Maryland. She hopes. She can be found on Twitter at @hannahmosk.
Matthue Roth is an editor at Hevria.com and a writer at Google. His work has appeared in Tin House and Ploughshares, where he was short-listed for the Best American Short Stories 2018. He also adapted the works of Franz Kafka into a picture book, which was called “eerie and imaginative” by the New Yorker. He keeps a secret diary at matthue.com.
Lance Rubin is the author of Denton Little’s Deathdate and Denton Little’s Still Not Dead. He’s worked as an actor and written sketch comedy, including successful runs of The Lance and Ray Show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. He’s also co-written a new musical called Broadway Bounty Hunter. Lance lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. You can follow him online at lancerubin.com and on Twitter at @lancerubinparty.
Dana Schwartz is the author of the young adult novel And We’re Off and the memoir Choose Your Own Disaster. She is currently based in Los Angeles. She can be found online at @DanaSchwartzzz on Twitter and at danaschwartzdotcom.com.
Laura Silverman earned her MFA in creative writing from the New School. She is the author of Girl Out of Water and You Asked for Perfect. She currently lives in Brooklyn. You can reach out on Twitter at @LJSilverman1 or through her website at laurasilvermanwrites.com.
Rachel Lynn Solomon writes, tap-dances, and collects red lipstick in Seattle. She is the author of the young adult novels You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone and Our Year of Maybe. You can find her online at rachelsolomonbooks.com and on Twitter at @rlynn_solomon.
Nova Ren Suma is the author of A Room Away from the Wolves and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Walls Around Us. She also wrote Imaginary Girls and 17 & Gone and is co-creator of FORESHADOW: A Serial YA Anthology. She has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She grew up in the Hudson Valley, spent most of her adult life in New York City, and now lives in Philadelphia. Find her online at novaren.com.