Nicole Melleby , a New Jersey native, is the author of highly praised middle-grade books, including the Lambda Literary finalist Hurricane Season and ALA Notable book How to Become a Planet. She lives with her wife and their cat, whose need for attention oddly aligns with Nicole's writing schedule. Visit her online at nicolemelleby.com and @LadyMelleby on Twitter. A.J. Sass (he/they) is an author, editor, and competitive figure skater who is interested in how intersections of identity, neurodiversity, and allyship can impact story narratives. He is the author of Ana on the Edge and Ellen Outside the Lines (Little, Brown), as well as a contributor to the This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us anthology (Knopf).

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