Renée Ahdieh is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Wrath & the Dawn; its sequel, The Rose & the Dagger; and Flame in the Mist. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and their dog, Mushu. You can visit her online at www.reneeahdieh.com.
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 YA novels Dualed, Divided, and Along the Indigo, middle grade novel All the Ways Home, and co-editor of Hungry Hearts. A team member of We Need Diverse Books, she lives in Tokyo, Japan, with her husband and two children. You can visit her online at www.elsiechapman.com.
Sona Charaipotra is the co-author of Tiny Pretty Things, Shiny Broken Pieces, and The Rumor Game and the author of Prognosis: Love & Death. She is also the co-founder of Cake Literary, a boutique book packaging company with a diverse bent, and a journalist. She lives in New York City with her husband and their children. You can visit her online at www.sonacharaipotra.com.
Preeti Chhibber has been published on BookRiot, SYFYWire, and The Mary Sue. She is also the co-host of the podcasts Desi Geek Girls and SYFY’s Strong Female Characters. By day, she works for Scholastic Book Clubs. She lives in New York City. You can visit her online at www.preetichhibber.com or find her on Twitter @runwithskizzers.
Roshani Chokshi is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Star-Touched Queen, which was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and a Locus finalist for Best First Novel. She is also the author of A Crown of Wishes. You can visit her online at www.roshanichokshi.com.
Aliette de Bodard has won two Nebula Awards, a Locus Award, and three British Science Fiction Association Awards. She has also been a finalist for the Hugo, Sturgeon, and Tiptree Awards. She is the author of several young adult novels, including The House of Shattered Wings. She lives in Paris, France. You can visit her online at www.aliettedebodard.com.
Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times–, #1 Publishers Weekly–, and #1 IndieBound–bestselling author of many acclaimed novels for readers of all ages, including Alex and Eliza, Disney’s Descendants series, the Blue Bloods series, the Witches of East End series, and The Ring and the Crown, which was also a television drama on Lifetime. Her Christmas movie Angel Falls aired on the Hallmark Channel in 2017. You can visit her online at www.melissa-delacruz.com.
Julie Kagawa is the New York Times–bestselling author of the Iron Fey series, the Blood of Eden series, and the Talon series. She was born in Sacramento, California, but spent most of her childhood in Hawaii. She now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, two dogs, and a cat. You can visit her online at www.juliekagawa.com.
Rahul Kanakia is the author of Enter Title Here. His short stories have appeared in Apex, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, the Indiana Review, and Nature. He has a degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins and a degree in economics from Stanford. Originally from Washington, D.C., he now lives in Berkeley, California. You can visit him online at www.thewaronloneliness.com.
Lori M. Lee is the author of the Gates of Thread and Stone series. She was born in Laos and immigrated to the United States when she was three. She has a degree in creative writing (and sarcasm). She currently lives in Wisconsin with her husband, children, and an overly excited shih tzu. You can visit her online at www.lorimlee.com.
E. C. Myers is the author of four young adult novels, including The Silence of Six and its sequel, Against All Silence, and numerous short stories. He grew up in Yonkers, New York, and has a degree in visual arts from Columbia University. He lives with his wife, son, two cats, and an Australian shepherd in Pennsylvania. You can find him online at www.ecmyers.net.
Ellen Oh is the president and founder of We Need Diverse Books. She is the author of the Prophecy trilogy and a former adjunct college instructor and lawyer with an insatiable curiosity about ancient Asian history. Originally from Brooklyn, she now lives with her family in Bethesda, Maryland. You can visit her online at www.ellenoh.com.
Cindy Pon is the acclaimed author of five novels for teens, including Want, Serpentine, and Silver Phoenix. She is the cofounder of Diversity in YA and has been a Chinese brush painting student for more than a decade. You can visit her online at www.cindypon.com.
Aisha Saeed is an author, lawyer, educator, and a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. She is the author of Written in the Stars. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and their two sons. You can visit her online at www.aishasaeed.com.
Shveta Thakrar is a writer of South Asian–flavored fantasy, a social justice activist, and a part-time nagini. Her short stories have been published in a variety of magazines, including Flash Fiction Online, Interfictions Online, Uncanny, Faerie, and Strange Horizons. She has also been published in several anthologies, including Clockwork Phoenix, Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold, and Kaleidoscope. You can visit her online at www.shvetathakrar.com.
Alyssa Wong is a writer whose work has appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, and Tor.com, among others. Her story “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers” won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction, and her story “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay” won the 2017 Locus Award for Best Novelette. She was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and her fiction has been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, the Bram Stoker Award, the Hugo Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. You can visit her online at www.crashwong.net.
Grateful acknowledgment is made to the authors listed below for permission to print their copyrighted material:
Renée Ahdieh, “Nothing into All”
Elsie Chapman, “Bullet, Butterfly”
Sona Charaipotra, “Still Star-Crossed”
Preeti Chhibber, “Girls Who Twirl and Other Dangers”
Roshani Chokshi, “Forbidden Fruit”
Aliette de Bodard, “The Counting of Vermillion Beads”
Melissa de la Cruz, “Code of Honor”
Julie Kagawa, “Eyes like Candlelight”
Rahul Kanakia, “Spear Carrier”
Lori M. Lee, “Steel Skin”
E. C. Myers, “The Land of the Morning Calm”
Cindy Pon, “The Crimson Cloak”
Aisha Saeed, “The Smile”
Shveta Thakrar, “Daughter of the Sun”
Alyssa Wong, “Olivia’s Table”