Blackout is a collection of stories written by six African American young adult novelists. Tiffany D. Jackson, the author of “The Long Walk,” is the author of NYT bestselling YA novels that include Monday’s Not Coming, Allegedly, Let Me Hear A Rhyme, and Grown. A native Brooklynite, Jackson is the winner of the Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe New Talent Award and a recent NAACP Image Award nominee. Jackson’s work spans across genres, including mystery and horror.

Nic Stone, the author of “Mask Off,” writes young adult and middle grade fiction. Stone began writing young adult fiction in 2017, after being inspired by Veronica Roth’s Divergent series. Stone is best known for her debut novel, Dear Martin, which deals largely with police brutality and anti-Blackness in America.

Ashley Woodfolk, author of “Made to Fit,” is the author of young adult novels that include The Beauty That Remains and When You Were Everything. Woodfolk worked in marketing at a children’s book publisher before writing her first novel.

Dhonielle Clayton, author of “All the Great Love Stories…and Dust,” is a writer and the chief operating officer of We Need Diverse Books, a nonprofit created to promote and encourage diversity and representation of marginalized groups in children’s literature.