This directory lists traditionally published Black young adult (YA) authors. (To see the Melanin in YA Bookshop lists go HERE.)
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- Elizabeth Acevedo
- Tomi Adeyemi
- Kwame Alexander
- Charity Alyse
- Amerie
- K. Ancrum
- Diana Anyakwo
- Dean Atta
- Jennifer Baker
- Tracey Baptiste
- Rena Barron
- Rebecca Barrow
- Kalynn Bayron
- Malorie Blackman – In Progress
- Lauren Blackwood
- Tonya Bolden
- Asha Bromfield
- Aislinn Brophy
- Echo Brown
- India Hill Brown
- Roseanne A. Brown
- Mahogany L. Browne
- Tiffany Brownlee
- Elise Bryant
- Candace Buford
- Ciera Burch
- Patrice Caldwell
- Kacen Callender
- Tami Charles
- Lane Clarke
- Chris Clarkson
- Dhonielle Clayton
- Brandy Colbert
- Jay Coles
- Kara Lee Corthron
- Sarah Dass
- Somaiya Daud, PhD
- Dana Davidson
- Charlotte Nicole Davis
- Dana L. Davis
- Ronni Davis
- Tracy Deonn
- Natasha Diaz
- L. Divine – In Progress
- Ryan Douglass
- Alechia Dow
- Sharon Draper
- Safia Elhillo
- J. Elle
- Sarah Everett
- Femi Fadugba
- Deborah Falaye
- Sharon G. Flake
- Kristina Forest
- Namina Forna
- Camryn Garrett
- Shawnee Gibbs
- Shawnelle Gibbs
- Shannon Gibney
- Lamar Giles
- Harper Glenn
- Juliana Goodman
- Joya Goffney
- Whitney D. Grandison
- Ayana Gray
- Nikki Grimes
- Jas Hammonds
- Pamela N. Harris
- Minda Harts
- Alexis Henderson
- Jordan Ifueko
- Candice Iloh
- Justina Ireland
- Kwame Ivery
- Kosoko Jackson
- Tiffany D. Jackson
- Tiffany M. Jewell
- Alaya Dawn Johnson
- George M. Johnson
- Kim Johnson
- Leah Johnson
- Kimberly Jones
- Amanda Joy
- Claire Kann
- Stephanie Kuehn, Psy.D
- Patrice Lawrence
- Emery Lee
- Kristen R. Lee
- Britney L. Lewis
- Jessica Lewis
- Mariama J. Lockington
- Kekla Magoon
- Erica Martin
- Janice Lynn Mather
- Amber McBride
- L.L. McKinney
- Kelly McWilliams
- Daven McQueen
- Shanna Miles
- Candice Montgomery
- Brittney M. Morris
- Bethany C. Morrow
- Maya Motayne
- Maika Moulite
- Maritza Moulite
- Walter Dean Myers – In Progress
- Alexis Nedd
- Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
- Carolyn Tara O’Neil
- Kwame Onwuachi
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Louisa Onomé
- Danielle Paige
- Morgan Parker
- Junauda Petrus
- Ben Philippe
- Randi Pink
- Sofia Quintero
- Sarah Raughley
- Christina Hammonds Reed
- Jaime Reed
- Kimberly Reid
- Jason Reynolds
- Justin A. Reynolds
- Rhiannon Richardson
- Debbie Rigaud
- Laila Sabreen
- Liselle Sambury
- Monica Sanz
- Francina Simone
- Ciannon Smart
- Joy L. Smith
- Sherri L. Smith
- Nic Stone
- Karen Strong
- Liara Tamani
- Nandi Taylor
- Rutendo Tavengerwei
- Angie Thomas
- Renée Watson
- Catherine Adel West
- Julian Winters
- Ashley Woodfolk
- Jacqueline Woodson
- Nicola Yoon
- Ibi Zoboi