edited 12 january. I love watching this list grow!

I’ve been working all day to get this blog caught up a bit. First, here, I have a list of all the debut authors of color that I could find. Very, very few African American or Latino. Yet and still, a very impressive looking group of authors. And, so few males!

If you’ll be at ALA MIdwinter (I’ll be there!!! Will you??) at 10 am on 31 January there will be a Diverse Debut Panel on the Pop Stage moderated by NYTimes bestselling author Danielle Paige (Dorothy Must Die). Panelists include: Sona Charaipotra, I.W. Gregorio, Fonda Lee, Miranda Paul, Adam Silvera, Sabaa Tahir, Francesca Zappia and Nicola Yoon.

Please, let me know who I’ve missed.

Renee Ahdieh – THE WRATH AND THE DAWN

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Genre: YA Adventure

Publisher: Putnam

Courtney Alameda – SHUTTER

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genre: YA science fiction/fantasy

publisher: Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan

Karen Bao – DOVE ARISING

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Genre: YA Science Fiction

Publisher: Viking/Penguin

Sona Charaipotra– TINY PRETTY THINGS (With Dhonielle Clayton)

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Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: HarperTeen

Dhonielle Clayton – TINY PRETTY THINGS (With Sona Charaipotra)

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Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: HarperTeen

Kelly Loy Gilbert – CONVICTION

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genre: YA contemporary

publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Melissa Grey – THE GIRL AT MIDNIGHT

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genre: YA fantasy

publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House

Ilene W. Gregorio – NONE OF THE ABOVE

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Genre: contemporary YA

Publisher: Balzer and Bray

Chris Ledbetter – DRAWN

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genre: YA contemporary

publisher: EvernightTeen

Frances Lee Hall – FRIED WONTON

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Genre: MG

Publisher: Egmont USA

Charlotte Huang– FOR THE RECORD

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Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Delacorte/Random House

Erin Entrada Kelly – BLACKBIRD FLY

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Genre: MG

Publisher: HarperCollins/Greenwillow

Fonda Lee – ZEROBOXER

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Genre: YA Science Fiction

Publisher: Flux

Stacey H. Lee– UNDER A PAINTED SKY

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Genre: YA Historical Fiction

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Random House

Valynne E. Maetani – INK AND ASHES

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Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller

Publisher: Tu Books/Lee & Low

Anna-Marie McLemore – THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS

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genre: YA contemporary

publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press

Daniel Jose Older – SHADOWSHAPER

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Genre: YA Fantasy

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine

Cindy L. Rodriguez– WHEN REASON BREAKS

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Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books USA

Aisha Saeed– WRITTEN IN THE STARS

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Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin

Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung – LITTLE MISS EVIL

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Genre: MG

Publisher: Spencer Hill Press

Adam Silvera – MORE HAPPY THAN NOT

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genre: YA contemporary

publisher: Soho Teen

Ronald L. Smith – HOODOO

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genre: YA fantasy

publisher: Clarion/HMH

Sabaa Tahir – AN EMBER IN THE ASHES

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Genre: YA Fantasy

Publisher: Razorbill

Valerie Tejeda – HOLLYWOOD WITCH HUNTER

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Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Spark/Bloomsbury Children’s Books (USA/UK)

Jasmine Warga – MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES

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Genre: YA contemporary

Publisher: B+B/HarperTeen

Nicola Yoon – EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING

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Genre: YA Contemporary

Publisher: Random House Kids/Delacorte