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Ali Novak
Ali Novak, pen name of Alexandra DeWalt, is an American young adult romance author best known for My Life with the Walter Boys, adapted by Netflix in 2023.
Alice Oseman
Alice Oseman (born 1994) is a British author, illustrator, and screenwriter, creator of the Heartstopper webcomic, graphic novel series, and Emmy-winning Netflix adaptation, and author of the YA novels Solitaire, Radio Silence, I Was Born for This, and Loveless.
Andrew Joseph White
Andrew Joseph White, American trans and autistic horror author from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley; NYT-bestselling YA novels Hell Followed With Us, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, Compound Fracture; adult debut You Weren't Meant to Be Human.
Angie Thomas
Angie Thomas (born 1988, Jackson, Mississippi) is the American YA author of The Hate U Give, the #1 NYT bestseller adapted by Fox 2000; also wrote On the Come Up, Concrete Rose, and the Nic Blake fantasy series.
Ann Liang
Ann Liang, Chinese-Australian author born in Beijing and based in Melbourne, writes bestselling YA and adult fiction including If You Could See the Sun, This Time It's Real, A Song to Drown Rivers, and I Am Not Jessica Chen.
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz (born 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter, creator of Alex Rider, Foyle's War and Midsomer Murders, and the only writer authorized by both the Conan Doyle and Fleming estates for Sherlock Holmes and James Bond novels.
Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare, pen name of Judith Rumelt, American YA fantasy author of The Mortal Instruments and the Shadowhunter Chronicles; born in Tehran, Iran; over 50 million copies in print; also writes the adult Chronicles of Castellane.
Cecily von Ziegesar
Cecily von Ziegesar, born 1970, American author and creator of the Gossip Girl and It Girl novel series, written while at Alloy Entertainment; also wrote Cum Laude and Cobble Hill, and the 2027 sequel Blair.
Christopher Paolini
Christopher Paolini, also known as Chris Paolini, is an American fantasy and science fiction author born in 1983, best known for the Inheritance Cycle, which began with Eragon.
Christopher Pike (author)
Christopher Pike, pen name of Kevin Christopher McFadden (born in Brooklyn, New York; dates reported as 1954, 1955, or 1961), American YA horror author of Slumber Party, The Last Vampire/Thirst, and The Midnight Club, adapted by Netflix in 2022.
CJ Skuse
CJ Skuse (Claire Joanna Skuse, born 1980, Weston-super-Mare) is an English novelist, author of five YA novels including Pretty Bad Things and Monster, and the Sweetpea adult crime series adapted for Sky Atlantic TV in 2024.
Darren O'Shaughnessy
Darren O'Shaughnessy (b. 1972, London), Irish author known as Darren Shan (Cirque du Freak, The Demonata, Zom-B) and Darren Dash for adult novels; 60+ books, over 25 million copies sold.
Gary Paulsen
Gary Paulsen (1939-2021), American young-adult author of over 200 books including Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room; three Newbery Honors, 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award, Iditarod racer, 35 million copies sold.
Holly Black
Holly Black (born 1971) is the American fantasy author of Tithe, The Spiderwick Chronicles with Tony DiTerlizzi, The Folk of the Air (The Cruel Prince), and adult debut Book of Night; Newbery Honor, Nebula, and Mythopoeic Award winner.
James Dashner
James Dashner, American young adult author from Georgia, creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series (The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure), also the Mortality Doctrine and Infinity Ring series; over 21 million copies sold and a $949 million film trilogy.
Jason Reynolds
Jason Reynolds, American author of more than 20 books for children and young adults including Ghost, Long Way Down, and Look Both Ways; 2024 MacArthur Fellow, 2021 Carnegie Medal winner, and 2020-2022 US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Jay Asher
Jay Asher (born 1975, Arcadia, California) is the American YA author of Thirteen Reasons Why (2007), later a Netflix series; also wrote The Future of Us, What Light, and Piper, and was embroiled in a 2018 SCBWI controversy he denies.
Jenny Han
Jenny Han (born 1980, Richmond, Virginia) is an American YA romance author of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Summer I Turned Pretty series, adapted into Netflix films and the Prime Video and Netflix series she showruns via Jenny Kissed Me.
John Green
John Green (born 1977, Indianapolis) is the American #1 NYT bestselling author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, of nonfiction including Everything is Tuberculosis, and of the 2026 adult debut Hollywood, Ending; co-creator of Vlogbrothers and Crash Course, distinct from the cartoonist John Green.
Judy Blume
Judy Blume (born 1938, Elizabeth, New Jersey) is the American author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Forever ..., and 29 books selling over 93 million copies; also known as one of the most frequently banned US authors.
Julie Berry
Julie Berry (born 1974, Medina, New York) is an American YA and children's author of Lovely War (2020 Walden and Golden Kite winner, NYT bestseller) and Printz Honor book The Passion of Dolssa; she also owns the indie bookstore Author's Note.
Julie Murphy (author)
Julie Murphy (born 1985) is the American #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin', adapted into a Netflix film; she writes YA, middle grade, picture books, and adult romance, including the Christmas Notch series with Sierra Simone and Let Them Stare with Jonathan Van Ness.
L. J. Smith (author)
L. J. Smith (1958–2025), whose full name was Lisa Jane Smith, was an American writer of young adult fiction known for The Vampire Diaries and Night World. Her publisher describes her as.
Lani Wendt Young
Lani Wendt Young, born 1973, is a Samoan writer and publisher known for the Telesā young adult fantasy series, the first series of YA novels set in Samoa.
Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo (born 1975) is an Israeli-American fantasy author, creator of the Grishaverse (Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, King of Scars), the Ninth House trilogy, The Familiar, and The Invisible Parade, adapted as a Netflix series.
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg, 1937) is an American children's and young adult author, two-time Newbery Medal winner for Number the Stars and The Giver, creator of the Giver quartet and Anastasia Krupnik series.
Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007), American author of A Wrinkle in Time, the 1963 Newbery Medal winner and first book of the Time Quintet; wrote more than 60 books blending science fiction, family life, and Christian faith.
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman (born 1962) is a British children's and YA author, creator of the Noughts & Crosses series and Pig-Heart Boy, UK Children's Laureate 2013–2015, first black laureate, OBE 2008, PEN Pinter Prize winner.
Markus Zusak
Markus Zusak, born 1975 in Sydney, is an Australian novelist, author of The Book Thief (2005), The Messenger, and Bridge of Clay; son of German and Austrian immigrants, winner of a Printz Honor, with over 19 million copies sold.
Meg Cabot
Meg Cabot (born 1967, Bloomington, Indiana) is an American author of The Princess Diaries, the Mediator series, and over 100 books sold in 38 countries, adapted into Disney films.