SJ (they/them) is a fantasy author with a life long love of all things dragons and a passion for fantasy politics, daggers, poisons, and the Legend of King Arthur.

After graduating from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in english creative writing they moved to Boston where they now live with a found family of roommates and one very grumpy gray cat named Prospero. When not writing they spend most of their time reading, cooking, playing chess and other boardgames, watching anime, and being meowed at by Prospero.

SJ identifies as Non-Binary, Gay Oriented AroAce, Disabled, Chronically Ill, and Jewish. They are very passionate about bringing all these parts of themself into their writing and about telling stories centering these and other marginalized identities.

Their favorite books are She Who Became the Sun, The Dragon Riders of Pern, The Earthsea Cycle, The Lord of the Rings, The Crystal Cave, Crooked Kingdom, Inkdeath, and
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi