Told in verse, this novel follows Valentina Marí Camacho’s path back to fencing after a life-altering accident leaves her body changed. While she navigates chronic pain and perfectionism, Vale becomes her own hero, embracing her identity, worth, and chosen family. (2025)
Andrea Beatriz Arango is a Newbery Honor Award-winning author who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where she first discovered her love of writing and eventually became a teacher. She then spent a decade in the United States working in public schools and nonprofits. Andrea lives in Puerto Rico with her family and two dogs.
→ Educator’s Guide (pdf)
While working on a Texas ranch for the summer, 16-year old Cade Muñoz – a fan of horror movies and a closeted queer Latino teen – falls for the owner’s son. Inspired by Jane Austen’s gothic novel, here’s a coming-of-age spooky romance set in rural America. (2023)
Under his pseudonym Rey Terciero, Rex Ogle re-imagines classics as modern and diverse graphic novels. Rex is an award-winning author of more than a hundred books, comics, graphic novels, and memoirs. Born and raised in Texas, Rex now lives in Los Angeles.
Bre Indigo is a queer black artist based in Santa Ana, CA. They are a lover of salmon sashimi, astronomy, good coffee, Star Trek, face kisses, sun naps as well as their partner Tami, and fur baby Riley.
Tiến and his mom turn to fairy tales to communicate with each other, as he tries to explain in Vietnamese that he’s gay. With astounding artwork, Nguyen presents a magical retelling of fairy tales, and unites the worlds of a refugee and her son. (2020)
Trung Le Nguyen, also known as Trungles, is a Vietnamese-American cartoonist, artist, and storyteller from Minnesota. He was born in a refugee camp somewhere in the Philippine province of Palawan. Trung has contributed work for Oni Press, Boom! Studios, and Image Comics, largely in the romance genre.
15-year old Morgan Kwon has a lot of secrets, including that she wants to kiss a girl. One night, a selkie saves her from drowning. As the two fall in love, their secrets threaten to surface in a story about family, the environment, and first love. (2021)
Molly Knox Ostertag is an award-winning graphic novelist, 30 Under 30 Forbes scholar, and TV writer, currently living in Los Angeles with talented husband ND Stevenson. Molly notably wrote the GLAAD-nominated and Peabody Award Winning episode “Enchanting Grom Fright” for the Owl House.
When a political coup forces two siblings to flee, they adopt new identities as Hanna and Grayce. In a story laced with magic, the twins plan to retake their home, and Grayce finds her place in the world as a girl. (2020)
Niki Smith is an author and artist, who now lives in Munich, Germany with her wife and two bilingual cats. Her work is joyously queer, and she is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-nominated graphic novels The Deep & Dark Blue and Crossplay.
Two vampire brothers must work together to stop a string of murders.This fresh take on vampire mythology centers a family led by two foster moms, and pushes back against antisemitism, as minorities unite to stop hate from spreading. (2023)
Deke Moulton is a writer currently living in the US Pacific Northwest. She is a former US Army drill sergeant and trained as an Arabic linguist during her time in service.
Zed Watson loves their name, family, and monsters! After a breakthrough discovery, Zed knows it’s time for a road trip to hunt for a long-buried novel. With their neighbor by their side, and some teamwork, they might uncover the greatest treasure of all. (2021)
Basil Sylvester is a non-binary writer and bookseller. Kevin Sylvester is the author/illustrator of more than thirty books. Sylvester has won awards from across Canada, among them the Silver Birch Award and the Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award. Kevin Sylvester lives in Toronto.
This nonfiction illustrated collection features 30 short biographies of young activists championing intersectional and collaborative social justice. Meet leaders who helped bring Black transgender representation to television, among others. (2025)
Kimm Topping, Ed. M, is an educator, historian, and artist. As the founder of Lavender Education, they lead a national initiative that celebrates LGBTQIA+ history through arts, education, and youth organizing. They currently serve as a Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, specializing in gender and sexuality studies.
Anshika Khullar is a nonbinary artist, video creator, and speaker based in Southampton, England. They are an ALA Stonewall Book Award winner, Renaissance Accelerated Reader Award winner, and CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist nominee for their work on The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta.
From Adam Rippon to CeCé Telfer, this nonfiction collection of testimonies and biographies highlights the hope and challenges faced by groundbreaking LGBTQ+ athletes – like exclusion from competition – and how sports helped them create a sense of belonging. (2025)
Katherine Locke is an award-winning author who lives and writes in Philadelphia with their feline overlords and their addiction to chai lattes. They not-so-secretly believe most stories are fairy tales in disguise. Nicole Melleby, a Jersey native, is the author of highly praised middle-grade books, and is currently on the faculty of the Hamline University MFA for Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives with her wife and their cats.
Aspiring Junior Olympian Obie Chang has to join a new swim team after his old coach bullies him for being transgender. As he trains to swim faster than ever, Obie overcomes challenges with the support of family, new and old friends, and his first crush. (2021)
Schuyler Bailar is the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. His advocacy has evolved into full-time work as a DEI consultant, Life Coach, Advocate, and Author. Schuyler’s work spans schools, corporations, and non-profits with hundreds of appearances of all kinds.
→ How to Be An Ally (pdf)
In a small Louisiana town, King grapples with grief over his brother Khalid’s death and his decision to follow Khalid’s advice and stop talking to his gay best friend. As King reconnects with Sandy, he faces how to be a gay Black tween in a complicated world. (2020)
Kacen Callender is the bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the bestselling novel Felix Ever After. Kacen enjoys playing RPG video games, practicing their art, and focusing on healing and growth in their free time. They currently reside in St. Thomas of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where they were born and raised.
Lizzie’s study of asexuality in 8th grade science class opens up a new world for her. This poignant novel follows Lizzie’s journey of discovery and advocacy, as she confronts the fallout from a neighbor’s harassment, aphobia, and her own fears of being alone. (2023)
Karen Wilfrid is a seventh-grade English teacher and a graduate of GrubStreet’s 2020-2021 Novel Incubator program. After receiving her degree in Creative Writing and Spanish from Oberlin College, she taught English in Spain for two years on a Fulbright grant before settling in Massachusetts.
Hani and Ishu are the only two Bengali girls at their all-girls school in Ireland. When Hani’s friends invalidate her bisexuality, and Ishu needs a popularity boost to become Head Girl, they make a pact to “fake date.” As their plan unfolds, love gets a lot more real. (2021)
Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi/Irish writer and former teacher, with an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent, England and a BA in English and History from UCD, Ireland. All of her writing is aided by tea, and a healthy dose of Janelle Monáe and Hayley Kiyoko.
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