Phil Bildner

About the Author

Phil Bildner has won the Lambda Literary Award and is the author of many celebrated books for young readers. A former attorney and New York City Public Schools teacher, Phil is the founder of The Author Village, a boutique speakers bureau, and takes a visible role in the fight against book bans and censorship. Phil lives with his husband and two cats in a two-hundred-year-old house in the Hudson Valley, New York. He invites you to visit him online at philbildner.com.

Mike Curato won the Lambda Literary Award for his graphic novel Flamer. He is also the author and illustrator of the Little Elliot series and has illustrated a number of other books for children. He lives and works in Northampton, Massachusetts. He invites you to visit him on Instagram @mike_curato and at mikecurato.com.