From a young age, Jill Tew was destined for speculative fiction nerddom. She grew up watching Farscape, Hercules, and The Tribe every week, and always had the latest copy of Animorphs tucked in her backpack. Now she writes the kinds of stories she loved as a kid, with characters she wanted to see more of— Black heroines asking big questions, saving the world, and falling in love along the way.

A recovering business school graduate, Jill enjoys belting show tunes on the way to Target and baking in her spare time. She is also a co-host of Afronauts Podcast, which provides writing tips and community for Black aspiring speculative fiction writers. Her debut novel, a YA dystopian romance titled THE DIVIDING SKY, was selected as a Kids’ Indie Next pick and has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. Her middle grade debut KAYA MORGAN’S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT is forthcoming from Freedom Fire / Disney Hyperion in April 2025.

Jill lives in Atlanta with her family. She is represented by Jen Azantian of Azantian Literary Agency. Find her on Twitter and Instagram at @jtewwrites, and Tiktok at @jilltew.