Ronnie Riley photographed by Juliana Johnson, 2020.

Ronnie Riley (they/them) is many things: fat, queer, trans, nonbinary, demisexual, lesbian, neurodivergent, disabled, Canadian.

They live with their partner in Toronto, Ontario, and collect books, friends, and cats. They love ice cream any day of the year, birds with long legs, and messy reality TV.

They are the author of Jude Saves the World and Asking for a Friend, both published by Scholastic Press. Jude Saves the World is an Indies Introduce and an Indies Kids’ Next List pick.

represented by jennifer azantian