This directory lists traditionally published Black Young Adult (YA) Authors. (To see the Melanin in YA Bookshop lists go HERE.)
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Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Tonya Abari – Coming Soon
- Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- Elizabeth Acevedo
- Tomi Adeyemi
- Elizabeth Agyemang
- Jade Adia
- Delali Adjoa – Coming Soon
- Kwame Alexander
- Charlene Allen
- Charity Alyse
- Amerie
- K. Ancrum
- Lily Anderson
- Yasmin Angoe – Coming Soon
- Kendall Annette – Coming Soon
- Diana Anyakwo
- Marie Arnold / Lola Stvil – Coming Soon
- Dean Atta
- Lorraine Avila – Coming Soon
- Ayesha Harruna Attah
- Vita Ayala
B
Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Jennifer Baker
- Bethany Baptiste
- Tracey Baptiste
- Rodney Barnes – Coming Soon
- Rena Barron
- Rebecca Barrow
- Kalynn Bayron
- Abiola Bello – Coming Soon
- Alanna Bennett – Coming Soon
- Terry J. Benton
- Malorie Blackman – In Progress
- Lauren Blackwood
- Tonya Bolden
- Georgia K. Boone – Coming Soon
- Louangie Bou-Montes – Coming Soon
- Natasha Bowen
- Sami Brice
- Asha Bromfield
- Aislinn Brophy
- Echo Brown
- India Hill Brown
- Roseanne A. Brown
- Mahogany L. Browne
- Tiffany Brownlee
- Elise Bryant
- Candace Buford
- Ciera Burch
- Gabi Burton
- Charles A. Bush
C
Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Patrice Caldwell
- Kacen Callender
- Taylor Cassidy – Coming Soon
- Tami Charles
- Paula Chase
- Zion Clark
- Lane Clarke
- Chris Clarkson
- Dhonielle Clayton
- Brandy Colbert
- Alyssa Cole
- Jay Coles
- Michelle Coles
- Helen Comerford – Coming Soon
- Kara Lee Corthron
- Jerry Craft – Coming Soon
- R.M. Cress – Coming Soon
- Loni Crittenden – Coming Soon
- Willow Naomi Curry
D
Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Sarah Dass
- Somaiya Daud, PhD
- Nia Davenport
- Dana Davidson
- Charlotte Nicole Davis
- Dana L. Davis
- DeAndra Davis – Coming Soon
- Ronni Davis
- Rachael Davis-Featherstone – Coming Soon
- Matthew Dawkins
- Benjamin Dean – Coming Soon
- Achut Deng
- Hayley Dennis – Coming Soon
- Tracy Deonn
- Channelle Desamours – Coming Soon
- Natasha Diaz
- L. Divine – In Progress
- Salomey Doku – Coming Soon
- Ryan Douglass
- Alechia Dow
- Sharon Draper
E
Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Rose Egal
- Amaka Egbe – Coming Soon
- Safia Elhillo
- Sami Ellis
- J. Elle
- Jumata Emill
- Alisha Emrich
- Desiree S. Evans
- Mikaela Everett – Coming Soon
- Sarah Everett
F
Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Femi Fadugba
- Deborah Falaye
- C.J. Farley – Coming Soon
- Mina Fears
- Sharon G. Flake
- Crystal Fleming
- Isaac Fitzsimons
- Kristina Forest
- Namina Forna
G
Last Updated: Update Coming November 2026
- Camryn Garrett
- RaeChell Garrett
- Shawnee Gibbs
- Shawnelle Gibbs
- Shannon Gibney
- Lamar Giles
- Harper Glenn
- Bex Glendining – Coming Soon
- Juliana Goodman
- Joya Goffney
- Whitney D. Grandison
- Ayana Gray
- Nikki Grimes
H
- Jas Hammonds
- Kai Harris – Coming Soon
- Pamela N. Harris
- Sharina Harris
- Minda Harts
- Helena Haywoode Henry – Coming Soon
- Alexis Henderson
- Talia Hibbert
- Don P. Hooper – Coming Soon
- H.D. Hunter
I
J
- Kosoko Jackson
- Tiffany D. Jackson
- JCJB – Coming Soon
- Tiffany M. Jewell
- Alaya Dawn Johnson
- George M. Johnson
- Kim Johnson
- Leah Johnson
- Warona Jolomba
- Kimberly Jones
- Luvvie Ajayi Jones
- ONeill Jones – Coming Soon
- Frederick Joseph
- Amanda Joy
K
L
- Ebony LaDelle
- Shade Lapite – Coming Soon
- Patrice Lawrence
- Emery Lee
- Kristen R. Lee
- Jay Leslie – Coming Soon
- Britney S. Lewis
- Jessica Lewis
- Kayvion Lewis – Coming Soon
- Ama Ofosua Lieb – Coming Soon
- Mariama J. Lockington
- Danny Lore – Coming Soon
M
- Kekla Magoon
- Nilah Magruder – Coming Soon
- Krystal Marquis
- Erica Martin
- Janice Lynn Mather
- Kwame Mbalia
- Amber McBride
- Kristen McCallum – Coming Soon
- L.L. McKinney
- Kelly McWilliams
- Daven McQueen
- Lily Meade – Coming Soon
- Jasminne Mendez – Coming Soon
- Rachael MeyersJones – Coming Soon
- Shanna Miles
- Angelica Monai
- Candice Montgomery
- Brittney M. Morris
- Bethany C. Morrow
- Circe Moskowitz
- Maya Motayne
- Maika Moulite
- Maritza Moulite
- J.D. Myall – Coming Soon
- Walter Dean Myers – In Progress
N
- Alexis Nedd
- Marilyn Nelson – Coming Soon
- Riss M. Neilson
- Greg Neri – Coming Soon
- Janae Newsom – Coming Soon
- Ikwo Ntekim – Coming Soon
O
- Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
- Aleema Omotoni
- Carolyn Tara O’Neil
- Rimma Onoseta
- Kwame Onwuachi
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Louisa Onomé
P
- Danielle Paige
- Danielle Parker – Coming Soon
- Morgan Parker
- Brianna Peppins
- Akana Phenix – Coming Soon
- Junauda Petrus
- Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez
- Ben Philippe
- Nadine Pinede – Coming Soon
- Randi Pink
Q
- Sofia Quintero
- Qurratulayn – Coming Soon
R
- Michael Ralph – Coming Soon
- James Ramos
- Sarah Raughley
- Christina Hammonds Reed
- Jaime Reed
- Kimberly Reid
- Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovic
- Jason Reynolds
- Justin A. Reynolds
- Rhiannon Richardson
- Debbie Rigaud
- K. Arsenault Rivera
- Kelis Rowe
S
- Laila Sabreen
- Liselle Sambury
- Monica Sanz
- Hannah Sawyerr
- Destinee Schriner
- Jamison Shea – Coming Soon
- Francina Simone
- Ciannon Smart
- Jasmine Smith – Coming Soon
- Joy L. Smith
- Sherri L. Smith
- Annabelle Steele – Coming Soon
- Nic Stone
- Karen Strong
- Lola Stvil / Marie Arnold – Coming Soon
T
- Liara Tamani
- Nandi Taylor
- Rutendo Tavengerwei
- Angie Thomas
- Charlene Thomas
- R. Eric Thomas
- Michael A. Tinsley – Coming Soon
- Vincent Tirado
- Kirya Traber
- Alex Travis – Coming Soon
- Talia Tucker – Coming Soon
- Erika Turner
U
V
- Khadijah VanBrakle – Coming Soon
- Kevin van Whye – Coming Soon
- Pamela Varnado
W
- Dale Walls – Coming Soon
- Jasmine Walls – Coming Soon
- Brian Wasson – Coming Soon
- Renée Watson
- Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Catherine Adel West
- Kalela Williams – Coming Soon
- Rita Williams-Garcia – Coming Soon
- Tia Williams – Coming Soon
- Julian Winters
- Ashley Woodfolk
- Jacqueline Woodson
- Addie Woolridge – Coming Soon