Melanin in YA Members

Tanya Sackler @sacklert

Anna Crowley Redding Storyteller✏️Award-winning Children’s book & YA Author 📺Emmy-award win... @authoranna

Laura Samotin In an ongoing war with the passive voice. When I'm not writing dark an... @lrsamotin

Adib Khorram @adibkhorram

Jenn Falls 🏳️‍🌈 ✨I write paranormal cozies as Bella Falls!✨ Soon to jump into pa... @bellajenn

Laila Sabreen author of YOU TRULY ASSUMED (Inkyard Press/HarperCollins, Winter 2022)... @lailasabreen

Margot Wood Author of FRESH (Aug 3 from Abrams) She/her 💗💜💙 @margotwood

Rebecca Matte 📚Assistant to Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency📚 🍎NYC DOE... @rlmatte

Joshua Levy Baltimore born and raised artist with many passions and interests. Ph... @joshualevyphoto

Naz Kutub 📚YA Author of THE LOOPHOLE (Bloomsbury Spring ‘22) - “Outed and then k... @nazkutub

Ellie Marney YA thrillers, Aussie rural, criminal mastermind (mostly) - I can kill... @elliemarney

Kiesha Thomas @thomask2047

Carrie Lewis College access & attainment professional by day, aspiring author by ni... @carrielewis14

Alice 余安利 Fantasy author (she/they/Alice) aychao.com 📣Pre-order SHANGHAI IMMORTA... @ay_chao

Martyn Boyle ✍️Writer. 🌅Romantic. 📚Bookseller. 👦👦👧👦Dad. 💍Husband. 🤟Ex-Music Industr... @martynjboyle

Tricia Lawrence Senior agent, Erin Murphy Literary Represents children’s books and bo... @trishlawrence

Amy Z Chan Novelist of Young Adult Romances 📚 | Secret Pen Names 🤫 | California... @amyzchan

Justine Pucella Winans Author. BIANCA TORRE IS AFRAID OF EVERYTHING (Clarion, 2023), THE OTHE... @justinepw

Mike Lasagna Bookseller, Dad, Tastemaker, Family air hockey champion. Just here to... @thelasagna

Amanda Spell Writer 👩🏼‍💻 Biologist in Progress 🧬 Working on a YA Fantasy 🔮🌲🦊 Always... @stonesofmoss

Jasmine Warga New York Times-bestselling author of books for young people like 🏡Othe... @jasminewarga

Isabel Cañas Mexican-American fantasy and horror writer 💀 Author of THE HACIENDA (... @isabelcanas_

Sophia Lee 🇵🇭Author of books for kids and teens. Holding On (Atheneum, 2022), Soa... @sophialeewrites

Caitlin Garing Associate Publisher, HarperAudio Always in search of a good story She/... @caitlingaring

M.T. Khan Author of the upcoming MG novel NURA AND THE IMMORTAL PALACE (from Lit... @maeedakhan

Hannah VanVels 📚 Literary agent at Belcastro Agency 🖊 Book editor ✏️ Writer hannah... @hannahvanvels

Emily Dickson em ✨ (e/em/eir/she) school library assistant, sometime publishing pro... @mlereads

Aris Manhattan 🌎Social Justice Community Educator & Activist 🌎Builder of Authe... @arismanhattan

victoria lee dark academic author of THE FEVER KING and A LESSON IN VENGEANCE (rand... @sosaidvictoria

Saritza Hernandez ☕️ Literary Agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency 📚 UCLA Annex educat... @litagentsaritza

Jeffrey West @jeffreywest

Diana Urban Author aka torturer of fictional characters, ALL YOUR TWISTED SECRETS... @dianaurban

Adam Singer 📞 hear to listen 😊 Spreading good💗vibes, wishing love to all. Podcas... @timeofposting

Tamela Plaine @bbwraven

Devyani Rana • If I’m not on here I’m busy with CEO duties at Take One Digital Net... @devyanirana

Lori Lee Author. ✒ PAHUA AND THE SOUL STEALER (Rick Riordan Presents /Disney) ✒... @lorimlee

Lala Jackson Storyteller 📚 WIP: YA Fantasy/Spec Fic Oahu + Seattle Raised NYC-ish R... @heylalajackson

Andrew Sass Author of queer stories across all age categories ✍️ ✍️ ✍️ ⛸ ANA ON T... @matokah

Eric Smith Literary agent and Young Adult author. Very cranky about being here. @ericsmithrocks

Nafiza Azad Writer of books and eater of mangoes. Latest forthcoming ROAD OF THE L... @nafizaa

Alethea Allarey @aletheaa

Lisa Ramee @leeseray

Sara Holland author of EVERLESS, EVERMORE, HAVENFALL, and PHOENIX FLAME. She/her @sara_holland

Michelle Rajan literary fellow at BookEnds Lit. writer of magical kidlit. incoming me... @michellerajan

Dana Fletcher @danafletch