Melanin in YA Members

Alex Perez Artist/Teacher/Sports Coach Teller of Stories. Love to create but so... @alextito13

Jincey Lumpkin Dark Fantasy Author 🖤🧜🏻‍♀️✨ Head Witch in Charge at DarkFantasyFans.c... @jinceylumpkin

Bidisha Das non-techie in tech. storyteller. (she/her) by day: writing coach | co... @bee_muses

Sheyla Knigge Mother of Two• Surrogate• Aspiring Author/Editor @sknigge

Nancy Tupper Ling (2021) Children’s author, poet, librarian, believer. #SCBWI. Repped by @joanp... @nancytupperling

Rachel Strolle Buzzfeed Books, Teen Librarian, yallfest/west author wrangler & Social... @recitrachel

Abhivyakti Singh 📖 Book Reviewer at BLR, Publishers Weekly 👩🏽‍🎓 NYU Publishing (2018-20... @abhivyaktisingh

Alison Weiss Acquisitions Editor at Pixel+Ink @alioop7

Sarena and Sasha Nanua Authors of SISTERS OF THE SNAKE (HarperTeen June 15, 2021). @sarenaandsasha

Samantha Bagood Book writing coach & publishing consultant (children's and YA). On a... @sambagood

Katherine Locke @bibliogato

Teresa Richards 📖Author of YA fiction📚repped by Kelly Van Sant of KT Literary. Mom of... @teresarichards

Amy Christine Parker Writer. Storyteller. Horror Fan. Traveler. Dreamer. Published three Y... @amychristinepar

Andrea Hannah Staff writer for Bustle. Author (WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS coming in Fall... @andeehannah

Agnes Carlowicz Literary agent. 📚 Ballroom dancer. ✨ Lava girl. 🌋 Currently reading:... @agnescarlowicz

Maureen Chioma Amadi 📚✍🏾🎨🧘🏾‍♀️🌱🍲🔮💃🏾💥 🇳🇬🇭🇺🇬🇧🇨🇦 Maeahem: “Chaos is the Cradle of Creation” -... @maeahem

Amie Kaufman 📚 NYT, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of sci-fi and... @amiekaufman

Caroline Elias Family Lawyer 👩🏼‍⚖️ Emerging author 👩🏼‍💻 Canada 🇨🇦 @carolinelelias

Sylvia Liu 🐙 MG author inspired by kraken, cephalopods, tech, aliens. 📚 co-run Ki... @artsylliu

Ree Lee Ree Lee loves anime, gaming, K-Pop, and all things nerdy. One of her f... @reeleereads

Rech Ltief انزِل يمينك واسترح لامةٍ لا تنجرح، تاريخنا يشهد لنا Masters in Civil... @rechlt

Keisha Okafor Artist and designer that creates art about Black joy using bright colo... @keishaoak

K.D. Harris Writing Consultant ✍🏽 Youth Ministry Leader/Teacher Published Author G... @kdwrites

Sarah Enni Author and creator of the First Draft podcast 📚🎙 @sarah_enni

justin a. reynolds author • screenwriter • former 4th grade star recorder player he • hi... @andthisjustin

Katrina Albert ▪️34 years old ▪️Brooklyn, New York ▪️She/her/they/them ▪️Educator —>... @betterbydesign

Christina Hammonds Reed New York Times Bestselling author of The Black Kids. Writer. Reader. B... @chammondsreed

Michelle Levy New York based book development editor with hard time served at Condé-... @mich-elle

Asiya Ali Writer ✍🏾 content creator📍Melbourne 🇸🇴🇦🇺 @cosyfaerie on tiktok/ IG✨ @asiya3

Laura Reeves Certified Coach 🌟 Is your business, career, or education taking a hit... @laurareeves

Samira Ahmed @sam_aye_ahm

Kosoko Jackson Social media manager for a philanthropic foundation. MFA & MPH student... @kosokojackson

Ayana Gray Author of BEASTS OF PREY (September 2021 - Penguin Random House) • AKA... @ayanagray

Phillippe Diederich Award winning author of the young adult novels “Playing for the Devil’... @phildiederich

Webby 💎 call me Kait 💎 📍LI, NY 26 ♓️ HI PALS 🤟🏼 it’s YOUR way.. the webby... @kait_webby

Dara Wishingrad Production Designer for Film, TV and Theatre @darawishingrad

Emily Forney Associate literary agent at BookEnds Literary 📖 Specializes in Kidlit:... @emilyforney

Prateeti Chowdhury Doctoral candidate by profession, researcher by compulsion, sleeper by... @prateeti

Judy Lin Taiwanese-Canadian Author 🇨🇦🇹🇼 🍵 My YA Debut is about tea & magic: Com... @judyilin

danielle paige NYTimes bestselling author, TV, Soaps, comics, Dorothy Must Die @harpe... @daniellempaige

Kelly deVos Author of FAT GIRL ON A PLANE, DAY ZERO and DAY ONE from InkyardPress/... @kellydevos

Simona Casonato @azulindo

Lindsay H. Metcalf Children’s book author, journalist, and co-founder of two clubs: ✏️Wr... @lindsayhmetcalf

Danielle Rhodes UCLA Alumni - Math Teacher - Shower Singer - Hopeless Romantic - Book... @danihill814

Faith Knight MATURE SOCIAL INFLUENCER OF WIG / SKINCARE / LIFESTYLE/HEALTH @stilllo... @stilllookingood

Tia Morrison @tiamorrison

Niki Beck Half of a writing duo, operating under the pen name Melissa McKinnon.... @niki_beck

Janella Angeles Bestselling Fil-Am author of WHERE DREAMS DESCEND (out now!) from Wedn... @janella_angeles