A. S. King

A.S. King (she/her) has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by The New York Times Book Review and is one of YA fiction's most decorated. She is the only two-time winner of the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award (2020 for Dig and 2024 for The Collectors) and has won the LA Times Book Prize for Ask the Passengers. In 2022, King received the ALA's Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lifetime achievement to YA literature and 2023, she accepted the ALAN Award for "artistry, courage and outstanding contributions to YA literature." In 2024, she released highly-anticipated Pick the Lock--described as "a punk opera, a primal scream, and a portrait of a family buried in lies."

She also writes middle grade fiction as Amy Sarig King, including bestselling Attack of the Black Rectangles, which Kirkus Reviews called "a searingly relevant opus to intellectual freedom," The Year We Fell from Space, and Me and Marvin Gardens.

She started her writing journey in Ireland while working as an adult literacy teacher, has taught for a decade in MFA programs, is the founder of Gracie's House, a charity that funds and provides safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth in rural areas, and spends many months of the year traveling the world speaking to high school and university students, educators, and humans who care about literacy and the mental health of young people.

https://www.as-king.com/