This directory lists traditionally published Black YA authors by country.
Are you a traditionally published Black YA author who is missing from the directory below? Email melanininya@gmail.com with your update.
- Bahamas
- Canada
- England
- Kwame Alexander – Temporary (Residency Program)
- Rebecca Barrow
- Malorie Blackman
- Natasha Bowen
- Talia Hibbert
- Warona Jolomba
- Germany
- Mexico
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America
- Elizabeth Acevedo
- Tomi Adeyemi
- K. Ancrum
- Rena Barron
- Kalynn Bayron
- Lauren Blackwood
- Tonya Bolden
- Echo Brown
- India Hill Brown
- Roseanne A. Brown
- Mahogany L. Browne
- Tiffany Brownlee
- Elise Bryant
- Candace Buford
- Patrice Caldwell
- Kacen Callender
- Dhonielle Clayton
- Brandy Colbert
- Jay Coles
- Kara Lee Corthron
- Somaiya Daud, PhD
- Charlotte Nicole Davis
- Dana L. Davis
- Ronni Davis
- Tracy Deonn
- Natasha Diaz
- Ryan Douglass
- Sharon Draper
- Safiia Elhillo
- J. Elle
- Kristina Forest
- Namina Forna
- Camryn Garrett
- Shannon Gibney
- Lamar Giles
- Whitney D. Grandison
- Ayana Gray
- Nikki Grimes
- Pamela Harris
- Alexis Henderson
- Jordan Ifueko
- Candice Iloh
- Justina Ireland
- Kwame Ivery
- Kosoko Jackson
- Tiffany D. Jackson
- George M. Johnson
- Kim Johnson
- Kimberly Jones
- Amanda Joy
- Claire Kann
- Stephanie Kuehn, PhD
- Jessica Lewis
- Kekla Magoon
- L.L. McKinney
- Kelly McWilliams
- Shanna Miles
- Candice Montgomery
- Brittney M. Morris
- Maika Moulite
- Maritza Moulite
- Nnedi Okorafor, PhD
- Carolyn Tara O’Neil
- Tochi Onyebuchi
- Danielle Paige
- Morgan Parker
- Junauda Petrus
- Ben Philippe
- Randi Pink
- Sofia Quintero
- Christina Hammonds Reed
- Jaime Reed
- Kimberly Reid
- Jason Reynolds
- Justin A. Reynolds
- Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovic