Ash Nouveau
author of stories
for queer teens
Bio
Ash spent summers barefoot and making up stories in Oregon before graduating from Western Oregon University with a B.A. in English Linguistics. After moving to Seattle and then North Carolina, they married their cosplay sweetheart and were adopted by several cats and a Donut, who take up Ash's time not spent writing.
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Ash Nouveau is a YA author represented by Michaela Whatnall at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. They write speculative fiction so queer teens can see (and maybe even find) themselves in books like Ash never quite did.
FAQ
When did you start writing?
When did you decide to be a writer?
How did you find your agent?
My mom still has a very valuable first (only) edition of my original illustrated book CATS IN SPACE from 2nd grade, but I've been making up stories as long as I can remember. I haven't always written them down, but my back yard was everything from a deserted beach to a magical kingdom.
I think I always wanted to be a writer, but didn't realize people got *paid* to write books until I was 13. I dabbled in journalism and thought I wanted to be an editor, but my heart and life put me back on the path to write fiction books of my own, and I'm more than happy it did.
I connected with the amazing Michaela Whatnall through a Twitter pitch contest called #PitMad! There are tons of pitch contests to consider if you're querying, including #DVPit (for marginalised creators) and even more specific ones like #SFFPit (for sci-fi/fantasy) or #PitDark (for darker works of fiction).
Contact
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