DVcon 2022 Faculty.

Dahlia Adler

Pronouns: she/her

Dahlia Adler is an editor of mathematics by day, the overlord of LGBTQReads by night, and a Young Adult author at every spare moment in between. She is the editor of several anthologies, including His Hideous Heart, and the author of many novels, including Cool for the Summer and Home Field Advantage. She lives in New York with her family and an obscene number of books.

Her website is https://www.dahliaadler.com/ and she is on Twitter at @MissDahlELama.

Programming:

“What To Have On Your Website” Microvideo, January 23, 1:45PM ET

Samira Ahmed

Pronouns: she/her

Samira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters; Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know; Internment, Hollow Fires; and  Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds. She was born in Bombay, India, and has lived in New York, Chicago, and Kauai, where she spent a year searching for the perfect mango. She currently resides in the Midwest. Find her online at samiraahmed.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @sam_aye_ahm.

Programming:

Dynamic Duos: Author-Editor Relationships (live panel), January 22, 2:30PM ET

Hanna Alkaf

Pronouns: she/her

Hanna Alkaf is the author of the Freeman Award-winning The Weight of Our Sky (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster) and the Kirkus Prize finalist The Girl and the Ghost (HarperCollins). She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and spent over ten years writing everything from B2B marketing emails to investigative feature articles, from non-profit press releases to corporate brochures. She now spends her time making it up as she goes along, both as an author of fiction and as a mom. Hanna lives in Kuala Lumpur with her family. Her next books are the upcoming YA mystery Queen of the Tiles (Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster 2022), the YA magic school anthology The Grimoire of Grave Fates (Delacorte 2022), and the MG fantasy Little Red (HarperCollins 2023). She can found online at https://hannaalkaf.com/, on Twitter at @hannaalkaf, and on Instagram at @hanna.alkaf.

Programming:

Book Hangovers: Writing to Wreck Your Readers (live panel), January 22, 10AM ET

Alex Aster

Pronouns: she/her

Alex Aster is the award-winning author of the Emblem Island series, upcoming Lightlark series, and a graphic novel series. She is also a digital creator with over 100 million views on her videos. She lives in NYC and gets an unreasonable amount of joy from coffee. She can be found online at www.asterverse.com, on Twitter at @byalexaster, on Instagram at @byalexaster, and on TikTok at @Alex.aster.

Programming:

“Social Media Etiquette” Microvideo, January 22, 5:15PM ET

Angeline Boulley

Pronouns: she/her

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Her debut novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. It was named by TIME magazine as one of “The 100 Best YA Books of All Time” and is being developed for a Netflix series by the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions. Angeline is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Her website is https://angelineboulley.com, and she can be found on Twitter at @fineangeline, on Instagram at @angelineboulley, and TikTok at @angelineboulley.

Programming:

Book Beats (live panel), January 23, 2PM ET

Rose Bousamra

Pronouns: they/them

Rose Bousamra is an Arab American trans nonbinary illustrator and comic-creator making work inspired by nature and fantasy. They have a graphic novel out this fall by writer Claribel Ortega and First Second Books titled Frizzy, with forthcoming fantasy solo debut graphic novel Gutless also being published with First Second in 2024.

Their website is www.rosemakesart.com, and they can be found on both Twitter and Instagram at @rosebousamra.

Programming:

Illustrating the Point (live panel), January 22, 6:30PM ET

Elyse Bryant

Pronouns: she/her

Elise Bryant is the author of Happily Ever Afters  and  One True Loves. She was born and raised in Southern California. For many years, Elise had the joy of working as a special education teacher, and now she spends her days writing swoony love stories and eating dessert. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Long Beach.

Her website is www.elisebryant.com, and she is on both Twitter and Instagram as @elysembryant.

Programming:

The Romance Corner Q&A (Discord), 12PM ET

Kat Cho

Pronouns: she/her

Kat Cho is an international bestselling YA author who loves to incorporate her Korean heritage in her writing, especially if it involves describing food. She loves anything that encourages nerding out, including reading, K-dramas, K-pop, and anime. She’s the author of Wicked Fox and Vicious Spirits (Putnam/Penguin).

Visit Kat online at http://katchowrites.com/. She is on Twitter and YouTube at @katcho and on Instagram and TikTok as @katchowrites.

Programming:

• Dynamic Duos: Author-Editor Relationships (live panel, moderating), January 22, 2:30PM ET

• Write or Die LIVE: A Saturday Night Special Event (live event), January 22, 8PM ET

Zoraida Córdova

Pronouns: she/her

Zoraida Córdova is the author of many fantasy novels, including the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series, Incendiary, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: A Crash of Fate, and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina. She is the co-editor of Vampires Never Get Old. She is the co-host of the writing podcast, Deadline City, with Dhonielle Clayton. Zoraida was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador and raised in Queens, New York. When she’s not working on her next novel, she’s finding a new adventure.

Visit Zoraida online at her website (http://www.zoraidacordova.com) or on Instagram at @zoraidasolo.

Programming:

“What I Wish I’d Known” Microvideo series, January 23, 12:15PM ET

Nia Davenport

Pronouns: she/her

Nia “N.E.” Davenport is the science fiction/fantasy author of The Blood Trials and its sequel (Harper Voyager). She’s also a member of the Hugo-nominated FIYAHCON team, in which she helps organize the SFF convention’s programming. In addition, she’s the co-CEO of StorySpinner Entertainment, a book packaging company aimed at bringing the world fun, innovative, and inclusive stories. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys vacationing with her family, skiing, and being a huge foodie. She’s an advocate for diverse, reflective perspectives and protagonists in literature. You can find her online at www.nedavenport.com, on Twitter at @nia_davenport, or on Instagram at @nia.davenport, where she talks about binge-worthy TV, fun movies, killer books, and a variety of other shenanigans. She lives in Texas with her husband and kids.

Programming:

Book Beats (live panel), January 23, 2PM ET

Vanessa DeJesus

Pronouns: she/her

Vanessa DeJesus is currently a Senior Publicist at Penguin Random House in their Young Readers division. She has previously worked at Simon & Schuster and Macmillan, in addition to running her own literary consulting firm. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog and is constantly planning their next adventure to faraway places. She can be found on Twitter at @vdejesus07.

Programming:

Build-A-Brand: A Marketing & Publicity Panel (live panel), January 22, 11:30AM ET

Mara Delgado Sánchez

Pronouns: she/her

Mara Delgado Sánchez is an assistant editor at St. Martin’s Publishing Group. She holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and an MFA in Creative Writing from Rosemont College. She’s actively building her list and is a vocal advocate of marginalized voices. Character-driven stories, and the emotional nuance of relationships, are a particular favorite in any book she likes. In YA, her sweet spot is fantasy, especially from marginalized voices. In contemporary, she gravitates toward the light and fluffy, with characters living their best lives. Her taste in the adult market aligns with her YA taste. When not editing, Mara can be found hunting for the best udon bowl in New York City, playing video games, or working on her YA fantasy novel. Her Twitter handle is @little_mswriter.

Programming:

Writing is Revising (live panel, moderating), January 23, 11AM ET

Alechia Dow

Pronouns: she/her

Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef and librarian. When not writing, you can find her having epic dance parties with her daughter, baking, reading, or having teeny adventures. She is on Twitter at @alechiawrites and on Instagram as @alechiadow.

Programming:

SFF Space Q&A, January 21, 10AM ET

Antwan Eady

Pronouns: he/him

Antwan Eady grew up in Garnett, SC, where he spent most of his days riding four-wheelers, fishing, and imagining a world without limitations. Eady is the author of upcoming titles Nigel and the Moon (HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books, February 15, 2022) and The Last Stand (Knopf BFYR, 2024). When he isn’t writing, he’s searching for the best low-country boil in Savannah, GA, where he currently resides. Antwan is represented by Steven Malk of Writers House. You can find him on Twitter at @antwan_eady and on Instagram at @antwan.eady.

Programming:

Book Beats (live panel), January 23, 2PM ET

H. E. Edgmon

Pronouns: he/they

H.E. Edgmon (he/they) is a high school and college dropout, a militant queer, and an author of books both irreverent and radicalizing. His stories will always center the perspective of Indigenous people, trans people, and survivors of trauma. At present, he’s probably biting off more than he can chew, emulating the aesthetic of Dwayne from The Lost Boys (1987) and thinking of starting a commune. His debut, The Witch King, a YA contemporary fantasy about witches and fae, is out now from Inkyard Press.

H.E. is on Twitter and Instagram at @heedgmon.

Programming:

Writing is Revising (live panel), January 23, 11AM ET

Nivia Evans

Pronouns: she/her

Nivia Evans is a Senior Editor at Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, where she indulges in her lifelong obsession with science fiction and fantasy. She began her publishing career at the Overlook Press after working as an English teacher for three years. Nivia is a Hugo Award nominee and in 2020 was named Publishers Weekly’s Star Watch “Superstar”. She is committed to seeing diverse representation in publishing and often dreams of being as iconic as Pam Grier. Visit her on Twitter at @niviaevans.

Programming:

Dynamic Duos: Author-Editor Relationships (live panel), January 22, 2:30PM ET

Kellye Garrett

Pronouns: she/her

Kellye Garrett is the author of the upcoming suspense novel Like A Sister (Mulholland Books) and the acclaimed Detective by Day lightweight mysteries. The first, Hollywood Homicide, won the Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, and IPPY for best first novel. It’s also one of BookBub’s Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time. The second, Hollywood Ending, was featured on the TODAY show’s Best Summer Reads of 2019 and was nominated for both Anthony and Lefty awards. She serves on Sisters in Crime’s national board and is a co-founder of Crime Writers of Color. Learn more at www.KellyeGarrett.com.

Kellye can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @kellyekell and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kellyegarrettauthor.

Programming:

Raising Heart Rates: Writing Horror & Thrillers (live panel), January 22, 1PM ET

Harper Glenn

Pronouns: they/them/theirs

Harper Glenn is a non-binary, genderfluid African American writer of poems, short stories, and Young Adult fiction. In addition to creating literary works rooted in #ownvoices, BIPOC/POC (People of Color), and LGBTQIA+ in underrepresented spaces in America, they are passionate about books unveiling injustice involving the psychological and sociological economic disparities between poverty-stricken regions of the world. Harper’s Young Adult speculative/near-future fiction debuts in 2022 with Scholastic Press.

Harper can be found on Instagram at @harperglennwrites and Twitter at @harpwrites. Their website is https://www.harperwrites.com/ and their LinkTree is https://linktr.ee/harperwrites.

Programming:

Writing is Revising (live panel), January 23, 11AM ET

Chloe Gong

Pronouns: she/her

Chloe Gong is the New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and its sequel, Our Violent Ends. She is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she double-majored in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Chloe is now located in New York, pretending to be a real adult. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok under @thechloegong. Her website is at www.thechloegong.com.

Programming:

Build-A-Brand: A Marketing & Publicity Panel (live panel), January 22, 11:30AM ET

Mabel Hsu

Pronouns: she/her

Mabel Hsu is a Senior Editor at Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books, and a mentor through Representation Matters and POC in Publishing. She acquires picture books through young adult, with an emphasis on beautifully produced, art-driven books. Her list of authors and illustrators includes Jessica Love, Antwan Eady, Marc Majewski, C. G. Esperanza, Katrina Moore, Janae Marks, Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris, Corey Ann Haydu, Michelle Quach, and Lyla Lee. Mabel is drawn to poignant or humorous picture books with surprising messages, as well as novels with voice-driven narratives that explore character drama, feature intersectional representation, and transform genre tropes.

Mabel is on Twitter at @helloomabel.

Programming:

Agents & Editors Panel (live panel), January 23, 12:30PM ET

Zakiya Jamal

Pronouns: she/her

Zakiya Jamal was born in Queens, raised in Long Island, and currently resides in Brooklyn. In other words, she’s a New Yorker through and through. She holds a BA in English from Georgetown University and an MFA in creative writing with a concentration in writing for children and young adults from The New School. She currently works at Scholastic as the Senior Manager of Social Media and has been published in Romper, BuzzFeed, People.com, and more. Her non-fiction essay about her “Cuban Impostor Syndrome” will be published in the upcoming Latinx anthology, Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @ZakiyaNJamal and on the web at https://zakiyanjamal.com/.

Programming:

Build-A-Brand: A Marketing & Publicity Panel (live panel), January 22, 11:30AM ET

Beverly Jenkins

Pronouns: she/her

Beverly Jenkins writes African American historical romance. Her first novel, Night Song, was published in 1994. Her website is http://www.beverlyjenkins.net and her Twitter is @AuthorMsBev.

Programming:

“What I Wish I’d Known” Microvideo Series, January 23, 12:15PM ET

Micaiah Johnson

Pronouns: she/her

Micaiah Johnson was raised in California’s Mojave Desert surrounded by trees named Joshua and women who told stories.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside and her Master of Fine Arts in fiction from Rutgers-Camden. She now studies American Literature at Vanderbilt University, where she focuses on race and automatons. Her debut novel, The Space Between Worlds, was a NYT Editor’s Choice book in 2021.

She is on the web at www.micaiahjohnson.com and on Twitter at @micaiah_johnson.

Programming:

Book Hangovers: Writing to Wreck Your Readers (live panel), January 22, 10AM ET

Camille Kellogg

Pronouns: she/her

Camille Kellogg is an editor at Bloomsbury Children’s Books and the author of the upcoming queer romcom Just As You Are (Dial, 2023). She acquires young adult, middle grade, and select picture books. She is particularly passionate about publishing books for reluctant readers and underrepresented readers—especially when she can combine the two! Some of the titles she has worked on include XOXO by Axie Oh, Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo, The Confidence Code for Girls series by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, the Wild Rescuers series by StacyPlays, and Into the Game! by FGTeeV. She loves to run, play softball, watch The Bachelor, and pet every dog she sees.

Camille’s website is camillekellogg.com and she is on Twitter and Instagram at @kellogg_camille.

Programming:

Agents & Editors Panel (live panel), January 23, 12:30PM ET

Graci Kim

Pronouns: she/her

Graci Kim is the bestselling author of The Last Fallen Star, book one in the middle grade trilogy about Korean American witches and the search for magic. Called a “sparkling yarn” by Entertainment Weekly, the Gifted Clans series has been optioned by the Disney Channel for a live-action television series and was a 2021 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for “Best Middle Grade & Children’s Book”.

She is also one of the authors of The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities, a short story collection published by Rick Riordan Presents, which became an instant New York Times bestseller.

In a previous life, Graci was a diplomat for the New Zealand foreign service, a cooking show host, and once ran a business that turned children’s drawings into cuddly toys. She lives in New Zealand with her husband and daughter.

She can be found on Twitter at @gracikim, Instagram at @gracikimwrites, and on the web at www.gracikim.com.

Programming:

Book Beats (live panel), January 23, 2PM ET

Ryan La Sala

Pronouns: he/him/they/them

Ryan La Sala writes about surreal things happening to queer people. Ryan resides in New York City. He is the author behind the riotously imaginative Reverie and the brilliantly constructed Be Dazzled. He has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Tor.com, and one time, Shangela from RuPaul’s Drag Race called him cute. His forthcoming queer horror novel The Honeys will be published by Scholastic in May 2022. Ryan can be found on Instagram at @theryanlasala, on Twitter at @theryanlasala, and on the web at ryanlasala.com.

Programming:

Unpacking Publishing Generalizations (live panel), January 23, 3:30PM ET

Fonda Lee

Pronouns: she/her

Fonda Lee is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the epic fantasy Green Bone Saga, beginning with Jade City, continuing in Jade War, and concluding in Jade Legacy. She is also the author of the acclaimed young adult science fiction novels Zeroboxer, Exo, and Cross Fire. Fonda is a three-time winner of the Aurora Award and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award and Locus Award. A former corporate strategist and black belt martial artist, she currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. Her website is http://www.fondalee.com, and she is on Twitter at @fondajlee and Instagram at @fonda.lee.

Programming:

“My Fave Writing Tip” Microvideo Series, January 22, 11:15AM ET

Victoria Lee

Pronouns: they/them

Victoria Lee is the author of A Lesson in Vengeance and the Feverwake  series. They like talking to their houseplants, rock climbing, and writing sad books. They live in New York City. They are on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Tumblr at @sosaidvictoria, and their website is victorialeewrites.com.

Programming:

“Self Care Tips” Microvideo, January 22, 12:45PM ET

Britney Lewis

Pronouns: she/her

Britney Lewis is the author of The Undead Truth of Us. She strongly supports We Need Diverse Books, and she’s an avid follower of #DVpit and #BVM. When Britney isn’t daydreaming about new stories, she can be found watching TV shows with her husband and her pup or practicing West Coast Swing. She lives in Kansas City. Her website is https://www.britneyslewis.com and she is on Twitter at @britneyslewis, Instagram at @britney.s.lewis, and TikTok at @britneyslewis.

Programming:

Raising Heart Rates: Writing Horror & Thrillers (live panel), January 22, 1PM ET

Kim Lindman

Pronouns: she/her

Kim Lindman joined Stonesong as an assistant in 2018 and now holds the positions of Associate Literary Agent and Social Media Coordinator. Originally from the West Coast, Kim studied English literature with a sub-focus in journalism at Seattle Pacific University. She is a highly collaborative agent who seeks to build a diverse list of authors. Learn more about her at her website (https://www.stonesong.com/kim-lindman) or visit her on Twitter and Instagram at @kim_lindman.

Programming:

Agents & Editors Panel (live panel), January 23, 12:30PM ET

Carole Lindstrom

Pronouns: she/her

Carole Lindstrom is an Anishinaabe/Métis author and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe Indians. She writes books for children and young adults. Her debut picture book, Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle, was published with Pemmican Publishers in 2013, and her latest picture book, Cuthbert Grant, was published in March of 2021. “Drops of Gratitude” is included in the anthology Thank U: Poems of Gratitude, edited by Miranda Paul and illustrated by Marlena Myles (Lerner/Millbrook, fall 2019). We Are Water Protectors, inspired by Standing Rock and all Indigenous Peoples’ fight for clean water was illustrated by Michaela Goade (Roaring Brook Press, March 2020). “Circles” is included in the anthology Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Heartdrum, Feb 2021). She is represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Carole lives with her family in Maryland. Learn more about her at her website www.carolelindstrom.com. She is also on Twitter and Instagram at @carolelindstrom.

Programming:

Writing is Revising (live panel), January 23, 11AM ET

Alvina Ling

Pronouns: she/her

Alvina Ling is VP and Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (a division of Hachette Book Group) where she has worked since 1999. She edits children’s books for all ages, from picture books to young adult. She has edited such books as A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin; Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene Perkins, illustrated by Bryan Collier; Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton and Tom Lichtenheld; Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, The Candymakers by Wendy Mass, The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. She Tweets with the handle @planetalvina and is on Instagram @alvinaling, and lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and two cats.

Programming:

Dynamic Duos: Author-Editor Relationships (live panel), January 22, 2:30PM ET

Alex London

Pronouns: he/him

Alex London is the author of over twenty-five books for children, teens, and adults. His books have appeared on the Rainbow List, the Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers list, WNDB “Must-Read”, Best Books for Young Adults, NBC’s Today Show, and many state reading lists. You might even like a few of them yourself. His website is https://www.calexanderlondon.com and he is on Twitter at @ca_london and Instagram at @alexander_london.

Programming:

“What I Wish I’d Known” Microvideo Series, January 23, 12:15PM ET

Adriana Martínez Figueroa

Pronouns: they/she

Adriana is a bisexual Puerto Rican writer, editor, and sensitivity reader. They hold a BA from Iowa State University in women and gender studies with a minor in US Latinx studies. She is an editorial intern at Entangled Publishing. Adriana co-hosts a romance novel podcast called “MAPping the Tropes.” Their words can be found on their blog (Boricua Reads), Bustle, Tor.com, and Boricua en la Luna (2019) and Até Mais: Until More, an anthology of Latinx Futurisms (2022). They live in Vega Baja with their family and three beautiful cats. They are online on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram at @boricuareads.

Programming:

Build-A-Brand: A Marketing & Publicity Panel (live panel, moderating), January 22, 11:30AM ET

Jim McCarthy

Pronouns: he/him

Jim McCarthy interned for Dystel, Goderich & Bourret while studying urban design at New York University. Upon graduating, Jim realized he would much rather continue working with books than make the jump (as he had originally intended) to the field of city planning. Two decades later, he remains at DG&B as a VP and agent working with authors such as NYT bestsellers Richelle Mead, Morgan Rhodes, Victoria Laurie, Livia Blackburne, Robin Talley, Michael Arceneaux, and Joy McCullough and alongside celebrated authors Eric Gansworth, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Tess Sharpe, Olivia Abtahi, Daniel Black, Loan Le, Kosoko Jackson, Caroline Tung Richmond, Ismee Williams, Fonda Lee, and many more.

Learn more about Jim at www.dystel.com. He is on Twitter at @jimmccarthy528.

Programming:

“What To Ask An Offering Agent” Microvideo, January 22, 2:15PM ET

Lily Meade

Pronouns: she/her

Lily Meade is a young adult novelist of speculative fiction, represented by Elana Roth Parker of Laura Dail Literary. She has a Certificate in Editing from the University of Washington. Her work has been published in Bustle and Teen Vogue and she has been featured in Romper, Buzzfeed, and Rolling Stone. Her YouTube channel on writing advice and inspiration has over 3,700 subscribers. She is on Twitter and Instagram as @lilymeade.

Programming:

Unpacking Publishing Generalizations (live panel, moderating), January 23, 3:30PM ET

Jasminne Mendez

Pronouns: she/her

Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican American poet, educator, performer, and award-winning author. Her first multi-genre memoir Island of Dreams (Floricanto Press, 2013) was awarded Best Young Adult Latino Focused Book by the International Latino Book Awards in 2015. Her work can be found in the YA anthology Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed (Flatiron Books) and elsewhere. Her second YA memoir, Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American (Arte Público Press), will be released in 2022, and her debut picture book Josefina’s Habichuelas (Arte Público Press) is out now!

Jasminne’s website is www.jasminnemendez.com, and she is on both Twitter and Instagram at @jasminnemendez.

Programming:

Writing is Revising (live panel), January 23, 11AM ET

Nina Moreno

Pronouns: she/her

Nina Moreno graduated from the University of Florida and writes about disaster Latinx teens & tweens chasing their dreams, falling in love, and navigating life in the hyphen. She’s on the web at ninamoreno.com, on Twitter at @nina_writes, Instagram at @ninamoreno, and TikTok at @ninamorenowrites.

Programming:

Book Hangovers: Writing to Wreck Your Readers (live panel), January 22, 10AM ET

Bethany C. Morrow

Pronouns: she/her

Bethany C. Morrow is an Indie Bestselling author who writes for adult and young adult audiences, in genres ranging from speculative literary to contemporary fantasy to historical. She is author of the novels Mem and A Song Below Water, and editor/contributor to the anthology Take the Mic, which was the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award winner. Her work has been chosen as Indies Introduce and Indie Next picks, and featured in the LA Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more.

Find her on the web at http://www.bethanymorrow.com and on Twitter and Instagram at @bcmorrow.

Programming:

Book Beats (live panel), January 23, 2PM ET

Maika & Mouritza Moulite

Pronouns: she/her

Maika Moulite and Mouritza Moulite are sisters and co-authors of young adult novels. Dear Haiti, Love Alaine was one of NPR’s Favorite Books of 2019, part of Indigo’s “Best of 2019” Teen List, and a Parents’ Choice Foundation award winner. Their second novel One of the Good Ones was one of the most anticipated books of 2021. When they aren’t working diligently on their next project, Maika and Maritza are sharpening their skills as PhD students at Howard University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively.

Their website is https://www.maikaandmaritza.com. Maika and Mouritza are on Instagram as @maikamoulite and @mouritzamoulite.

Programming:

“My Fave Writing Tip” Microvideo Series, January 22, 11:15AM ET

Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Pronouns: he/him

Suyi Davies Okungbowa is a Nigerian author of fantasy, science fiction, and general speculative work. His latest novel is Son of the Storm, first in the epic fantasy trilogy, The Nameless Republic. His debut godpunk fantasy novel David Mogo, Godhunter (Abaddon, 2019), won the 2020 Nommo Ilube Award for Best Speculative Novel by an African. His shorter works have appeared in various periodicals and anthologies and have been nominated for various awards. He earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of Arizona and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa.

Learn more at https://suyidavies.com.

Programming:

Dynamic Duos: Author-Editor Relationships (live panel), January 22, 2:30PM ET

Amber Oliver

Pronouns: she/her

Amber Oliver is an editor at the Tiny Reparations Books, Dutton, and Plume imprints at Penguin Random House, working on diverse literary and upmarket contemporary fiction and timely nonfiction. She previously worked at HarperCollins. Amber was also a 2019 Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree and a 2015 Women’s Media Group Fellow. She was born and raised in the Bronx, is a graduate of the City College of New York, and currently resides in Harlem. She is on Twitter at @Amber_Oliver007 and Instagram at @bamtastic07.

Programming:

Agents & Editors Panel (live panel), January 23, 12:30PM ET

Claribel A. Ortega

Pronouns: she/they

New York Times bestselling- and award-winning author Claribel A. Ortega is a former reporter who writes middle-grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she’s not busy turning her obsession with eighties pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she’s co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club and helping authors navigate publishing with her consulting business GIFGRRL. Claribel is a Marvel contributor and has been featured on Buzzfeed, Bustle, Good Morning America and Deadline.

Claribel’s debut middle grade novel, Ghost Squad, is out now from Scholastic and is being made into a feature film. Her forthcoming books include Witchlings (Scholastic) and the graphic novel Frizzy (First Second). You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @claribel_ortega and on her website at www.claribelortega.com.

Programming:

Write or Die LIVE: A Saturday Night Special Event (live panel), January 22, 8PM ET

“How To Put Together A Media Kit” Microvideo, January 23, 3:15PM ET

Margaret Owen

Pronouns: she/her

Margaret Owen was born and raised at the end of the Oregon Trail and now lives and writes in Seattle while negotiating a long-term hostage situation with her monstrous cats. In her free time, she enjoys exploring ill-advised travel destinations and raising money for social justice nonprofits through her illustrations. Her YA fantasy novel Little Thieves was a Kids’ Indie Next for November/December 2021 and an Amazon Best Book of October 2021. Margaret is online at www.margaret-owen.com and can be found on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @what_eats_owls.

Programming:

Unpacking Publishing Generalizations (live panel), January 23, 3:30PM ET

Norma Perez-Hernandez

Pronouns: she/her

Norma Perez-Hernandez is an assistant editor at Kensington Publishing Corp. She has worked on a variety of projects, including fiction, romance, mysteries, thrillers, and non-fiction. A New York City native from the Bronx, Norma studied English literature at the Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York and is a graduate of the Publishing Certificate Program at City College. The inaugural Women’s Media Group fellowship recipient and a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Nominee, Norma is thrilled to build a diverse list of authors and books. Her Twitter is @normajeanesays.

Programming:

The Romance Corner Q&A (Discord), January 21, 8PM ET

Jas Perry

Pronouns: any

Jas Perry is a literary agent with KT Literary representing MG, YA, and graphic novels; formerly an editorial intern with Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books and Levine Querido, Jas was a freelance editor/authenticity reader prior to agenting. Find Jas at jas-perry.com and at @takahashi_perry on Twitter.

Programming:

Agents & Editors Panel (live panel), January 23, 12:30PM ET

Quressa Robinson

Pronouns: she/her

Quressa Robinson joined the Nelson Literary Agency in 2017 after working at a previous agency and as an editor for five years. She is originally from San Francisco but has been living in New York City for over a decade. As a New York-based agent, she is eager to build her MG, YA, and adult lists. Quressa is also a member of the 2017-2020 WNDB Walter Grant Committee and holds an MFA in creative writing: fiction from Columbia University. In 2020, she was named a Publisher’s Weekly Star Watch finalist. In 2021, she was named an influential gatekeeper in Book and Film Globe’s inaugural Publishing Power 30 list alongside phenoms like Reese Witherspoon, Celeste Ng, and Lisa Lucas.

Quressa is on Twitter at @qnrisawesome and Instagram at @quressa.

Programming:

Agents & Editors Panel (live panel), January 23, 12:30PM ET

Angeline Rodriguez

Pronouns: she/her

Angeline Rodriguez is an associate editor at Orbit and Redhook Books, specializing in speculative fiction, and a 2021 PW Star Watch Honoree. She is first-generation Venezuelan American from Houston, Texas, and is currently based in New York City.

She can be found on Twitter at @gelrdrgz.

Programming:

SFF Space Q&A (Discord), January 21, 6PM ET

Caleb Roehrig

Pronouns: he/him

Caleb Roehrig grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but now splits his time between Chicago and Helsinki, Finland. A former actor and television producer, Roehrig has experience on both sides of the camera, including seven years in the stranger-than-fiction salt mines of reality television. In the name of earning a paycheck, he has: hung around a frozen cornfield in his underwear, partied with an actual rockstar, chatted with a scandal-plagued politician, and been menaced by a disgruntled ostrich.

Find Caleb on the web at calebroehrig.com, on Twitter at @mikalebroehrig, and on Instagram and TikTok at @calebroehrig.

Programming:

Raising Heart Rates: Writing Horror and Thrillers (live panel), January 22, 1PM ET

Shelly Romero

Pronouns: she/her

Shelly Romero graduated from Stephens College with a bachelor’s degree in English and attended the 2017 NYU Summer Publishing Institute. A proud first-gen Honduran American, she is a member of Latinx in Publishing, People of Color in Publishing, and a junior mentor for Representation Matters Mentorship Program. Shelly is also a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree. When not on her phone scrolling through her apps, she’s on her couch watching her favorite horror movies. Find her on Twitter: @_smromero and at http://www.shellymromero.com.

Programming:

Raising Heart Rates: Writing Horror & Thrillers (live panel), January 22, 1PM ET

Unpacking Publishing Generalizations (live panel), January 23, 3:30PM ET

Holly Root

Pronouns: she/her

Holly Root is a literary agent and founder of Root Literary (@rootliterary on Twitter and Instagram). Before starting her own agency, she spent over a decade at three New York City-based literary agencies, ranging in size from boutique to global, and brings that range of experiences to the work of leading an agency that builds sustainable creative careers. She represents authors of fiction and select nonfiction for kids, teens, and adults. She lives in Los Angeles with her family and is on Twitter at @hroot.

Programming:

The Romance Corner Q&A (Discord), January 21, 5PM ET

Tara Sim

Pronouns: she/her

Tara Sim is the author of The City of Dusk (Orbit), the Scavenge the Stars duology (Little, Brown), and the Timekeeper trilogy (Sky Pony) who can typically be found wandering the wilds of the Bay Area, California. When she’s not chasing cats or lurking in bookstores, she writes books about magic, murder, and mayhem.

Learn more at tarasim.com or visit Tara on Twitter (@eachstaraworld) or Instagram (@tssim53).

Programming:

“What I Wish I’d Known” Microvideo Series, January 23, 12:15PM ET

Bridget Smith

Pronouns: she/her

Bridget Smith has been an agent at JABberwocky Literary Agency since May 2019. She grew up in Connecticut and graduated from Brown University with a BA in anthropology in 2010. After graduation, she interned at Don Congdon Associates, worked at a secondhand bookstore, and read submissions for Tor.com. In 2011, she started as an assistant at Dunham Literary, and she remained there as an agent for nearly eight years. In her spare time, she runs, plays Irish fiddle, and co-hosts the publishing podcast Shipping & Handling with agent-turned-freelance-editor Jennifer Udden. Her Twitter is @bredalot.

Programming:

SFF Space Q&A, January 21, 2PM ET

Eric Smith

Pronouns: he/him

Eric Smith is a literary agent and young adult author based in Philadelphia. An agent with P.S. Literary, he represents Middle Grade, Young Adult, genre-blending adult fiction, and nonfiction of all kinds. In his author life, his books include Don’t Read the Comments, You Can Go Your Own Way, and the co-edited anthology Battle of the Bands. His website is http://www.ericsmithrocks.com and he can be found on Twitter at @ericsmithrocks.

Programming:

Unpacking Publishing Generalizations (live panel), January 23, 3:30PM ET

Gilda Squire

Pronouns: she/her

Gilda Squire is the president of Squire Media & Management, Inc., founded in 2008. In addition to talent management, Squire and her team specialize in developing and implementing strategic publicity campaigns for authors and performing artists, as well as leading corporations and nonprofit institutions. Visit Gilda on the web at www.gildasquire.com, on Twitter as @gildasquire, or Instagram at @gnsquire.

Programming:

Build-A-Brand: A Marketing & Publicity Panel (live panel), January 22, 11:30AM ET

Karen Strong

Pronouns: she/her

Karen Strong is the author of middle grade novels Just South of Home and Eden’s Everdark, publishing Fall 2022 from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. She is the editor of the young adult anthology Cool. Awkward. Black., publishing Spring 2023 from Penguin Young Readers. She has written short fiction for Star Wars, including From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back and Stories of Jedi and Sith, publishing June 2022 from Disney Lucasfilm Press. Her speculative short fiction appears in the award-winning anthology A Phoenix First Must Burn. Karen can be found online @KarenMusings and http://www.karen-strong.com.

Programming:

Unpacking Publishing Generalizations (live panel), January 23, 3:30PM ET

Kiara Valdez

Pronouns: she/her

Kiara Valdez is an Afro-Dominican writer and Associate Editor at First Second. She was born and raised in New York City (shout out to Washington Heights) and has been an avid comics reader all her life. She graduated from Williams College with a double major in English literature and Japanese, and spends her free time reading, writing, and enjoying a long list of other hobbies she can’t keep up with. Find Kiara on the web at https://kiaravaldez.com/ or on Twitter and Instagram at @dezinpub.

Programming:

Illustrating the Point: A Graphic Novel Panel (live panel), January 22, 6:30PM ET

Jen Wang

Pronouns: she/they

Jen Wang is the award-winning NYT bestselling author and illustrator of several graphic novels for young readers, including Stargazing, The Prince and The Dressmaker, In Real Life (cowritten with Cory Doctorow), and Koko Be Good. They are also a co-founder and organizer for Comic Arts LA. They live in Los Angeles. Jen’s website is www.jenwang.net.

Programming:

“My Fave Writing Tip” Microvideo Series, January 22, 11:15AM ET

Desiree Wilson

Pronouns: they/she

Desiree Wilson is a literary agent at The Bent Agency representing horror and fantasy for adults, young adult, and middle grade readers. A former freelance publishing consultant, Desiree has worked as associate editor at Oni Press and is currently an adjunct publishing instructor at Portland State University. Their background includes a master’s degree in book publishing and a post-baccalaureate in comic book studies from Portland State University, as well as internships with companies like Dark Horse Comics and Catapult/Counterpoint Press. Desiree has a passion for graphic narratives that play with the comics medium, stories in prose and illustration that speak to the multifaceted experiences of BIPOC and marginalized communities without focusing on trauma, and allegorical stories help younger readers explore difficult topics and emotions safely through fictional worlds.

Desiree is online at http://desir.ee and can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @swindlesoiree.

Programming:

Illustrating the Point: A Graphic Novel Panel (live panel), January 22, 6:30PM ET

Julian Winters

Pronouns: he/him

Julian Winters is an award-winning author. Running With Lions is the recipient of an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award. How to Be Remy Cameron and The Summer of Everything were named Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections. A self-proclaimed comic book geek, Julian currently lives outside of Atlanta. His next novel is Right Where I Left You. His website is https://julianwinters.com and he is on Twitter at @julianw_writes and Instagram at @wintersjulian.

Programming:

Book Hangovers: Writing to Wreck Your Readers (live panel), January 22, 10AM ET

Sandra SG Wong

Pronouns: she/her

Sandra SG Wong writes across genres and speaks on topics related to writing and publishing. She has been nominated for multiple crime fiction awards and has delivered craft and career workshops across Canada and the United States. She is based in Amiskwaciwaskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) on Treaty Six territory. She speaks four languages at varying levels of proficiency but usually only curses in one of them. Her next novel is In the Dark We Forget, expected June of 2022.

Find Sandra at sgwong.com, on Twitter at @s_g_wong, or on Instagram as @sgwong8.

Programming:

Writing is Revising (live panel), January 23, 11AM ET

Wendy Xu

Pronouns: she/they

Wendy Xu is an award-nominated Brooklyn-based illustrator and comics artist with three upcoming graphic novels from HarperCollins. She is the author/illustrator of Tidesong and co-creator of Mooncakes, a young adult fantasy graphic novel published in 2019 from Lion Forge Comics/Oni Press. Her work has been featured on Catapult, Barnes & Noble Sci-fi/Fantasy Blog, and Tor.com, among other places.

Learn more about Wendy at artofwendyxu.com or visit her on Twitter (@angrygirlcomics) and Instagram (@artofwendyxu).

Programming:

Illustrating the Point: A Graphic Novel Panel (live panel), January 22, 6:30PM ET

Bezi Yohannes

Pronouns: she/her

Bezi Yohannes is a book reviewer, writer, and the digital marketing assistant for Penguin Teen and Penguin Kids. In addition to promoting YA and adult speculative fiction by Black authors on her bookstagram @beingabookwyrm, she co-hosts the Black fantasy podcast Dreaming in the Dark. She received her master’s from Georgetown University, where she wrote her thesis on the colorblind casting of Black women in fantasy adaptations. When she’s not immersed in all things fantastical, she can be found (over-) analyzing her favorite early 2000s media on Twitter or spending too much money on natural haircare products.

Bezi can also be found at https://msha.ke/beingabookwyrm and on Twitter at @beingabookwyrm.

Programming:

Book Beats (live panel), January 23, 2PM ET