Ellie Palmer wanted to tell a story that explored love without the body parts society frequently links with a woman’s sexuality, so she wrote, "Four Weekends and a Funeral."

Chatham Greenfield's own disability makes them feel like they're stuck in a time loop, so they wanted to write a story about a character going through something similar, but having someone by their side who understands them.

Jennifer Hartmann's "Catch the Sun" touches on themes of survival, the power of human connection, and persevering against all odds.

Quinn Diacon-Furtado wanted to cover the themes of exclusion and generational patterns from the perspective of queer and nonbinary teens, so they wrote "The Lilies."

“We’re here.” Those are two words the burned like a fire inside of Matthew Hubbard as he wrote "The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge" in a time when Florida has been targeting the LGBTQ community via the "Don't Say Gay" law.

Nicolas Didomizio drew a lot of inspiration from his own life when he wrote "Nearlywed," a book that follows an engaged couple with practically nothing in common.