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Mark Oshiro (they/them) is the award-winning author of the young adult books ANGER IS A GIFT (2019 Schneider Family Book Award), EACH OF US A DESERT, and INTO THE LIGHT, as well as their middle grade books THE INSIDERS, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, DAVID BRAVO, and STAR WARS HUNTERS: BATTLE FOR THE ARENA. They are also the co-author (with Rick Riordan) of the #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller THE SUN AND THE STAR: A NICO DI ANGELO ADVENTURE. When not writing, they are trying to pet every dog in the world.
Mark is based in Atlanta, GA.
Mark is represented by DongWon Song of the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. Please contact DongWon for all blurb requests and opportunities.
Please use the contact form to reach out to Mark about contacting their publicists at Tor Teen (YA), Harper Collins (MG), or Disney.
For tour information, as well as info on how to book Mark for appearances, please see the Tour page; for all info on school visits, please visit the School Visits page. Mark is represented by the Macmillan Speakers Bureau for all events.
If you are looking for the school guide for Anger Is A Gift, you can find it here. If you are looking for the school guide for Each of Us a Desert, you can find it here.
If you are interested in Mark's services as a sensitivity reader for your project, please see their page on Sensitivity Reads for qualifications before contacting Mark.
Bibliography
FICTION
Cover art by Chris Koehler | chriskoehler.com
Paperback art by Chris Koehler | chriskoehler.com
ANGER IS A GIFT (Young Adult)
5/22/2018 | Tor Teen
Schneider Family Book Award Winner - 2019
Lambda Literary Award Finalist: Best LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult Book - 2019
Order:
Indie-Bound
Bookshop
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iTunes/iBooks
Books-A-Million
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Cover art: Jenna Stempel-Lobell | https://jennastempel-lobell.com
Paperback art by Elena Garnu
Each of Us a Desert (Young Adult)
9/15/2020 | Tor Teen
Indie-Bound
Bookshop
Barnes & Noble
iTunes / iBooks
Books-A-Million
Google Play
Cover art: Helder Oliveira | https://helderoliveira.com
The Insiders (Middle Grade)
September 21, 2021 | Harper Collins
Indiebound
Bookshop
Barnes & Noble
iTunes/Books
Books-A-Million
Google Play
Cover art: Helder Oliveira | https://helderoliveira.com
You Only Live Once, David Bravo (Middle Grade)
September 20, 2022 | Harper Collins
Indiebound
Bookshop
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iTunes/Books
Books-a-Million
Google Play
Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena (Middle Grade)
March 7, 2023 | Disney / Lucasfilm Press
Cover art: Carolina Rodriguez Fuenmayor | https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/CarolinaRodriguezFuenmayor
Into the Light (Young Adult)
March 28, 2023 | Tor Teen
Macmillian
Bookshop
Indiebound
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Apple Books / iTunes
Cover art by Khadijah Khatib | https://www.shannonassociates.com/KHADIJAHKHATIB
The Sun and The Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
May 2, 2023 | Disney Hyperion
Disney
Bookshop
Indiebound
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Apple Books / iTunes
Cover art by Genevieve D’Astous
https://www.genevievedastous.com/illustration
Jasmine is Haunted
October 1, 2024 | Starscape (Tor)
SHORT FICTION
"No Me Dejas"
Future Tense | Slate
“Pact”
Foreshadow YA: A Serial Anthology | Issue 06
“Refresh”
Out Now: Queer We Go Again! | May 26, 2020
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Books-a-Million
Apple Books
Google Play
Amazon
“Mirrors, Windows & Selfies”
Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite | September 22, 2020
Indie Bound
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Google Play
Amazon
“Hunger”
From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back | November 10, 2020
Bookshop
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Google Play
Amazon
“Unmoor”
A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology | December 8, 2020
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Books-a-Million
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Google Play
Amazon
“Shipwrecked”
This Way Madness Lies: YA Shakespeare Reimaginings | March 16, 2021
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“Guess What’s Coming to Dinner”
This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us | October 19, 2021
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“Eres Un Pocho”
Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: 15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora | November 2, 2021
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Books-a-Million
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Google Play
Amazon
“This Is Our Manifesto”
Reclaim the Stars: Seventeen Tales Across Realm and Space | February 15, 2022
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Books-a-Million
Apple Books
Google Play
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“Fake Scorpio”
All Signs Point To Yes | May 31, 2022
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Books-a-Million
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Google Play
Amazon
“Paranoia”
Don’t Touch That: An Anthology of Parenthood in SFF | September 15, 2022
Cover artist: Nicole Medina
“How Slow the Snow is Falling”
When We Become Ours | October 23, 2023
“wasps”
The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power | July 16, 2024
Macmillan
Bookshop
NON-FICTION
"Closing the Gap: The Blurring of Fan and Professional"
Uncanny Magazine, Issue 9 (March/April 2016)
"Inferior Beasts"
Uncanny Magazine, Issue 14 (January/February 2017)
"Parched"
Invisible, vol. 1, edited by Jim C. Hines
“The Unintended Education of Literature”
Latinx in Publishing | August 20, 2020
Queers Destroy Science Fiction!
Non-fiction editor
Speculative Fiction 2015
Co-editor