Erica Engelin

Erica Engelin is a kid from the second-biggest city in Sweden, which doesn’t really mean much seeing as the inhabitants of all of Sweden are only slightly greater in number than the inhabitants of New York City. She adores languages and musicals, the strength and conviction of other people’s passions, and the quiet moments in between the big things, when the world slows down and there is time to breathe. As a tiny child, she visited the library often enough that the librarians knew her by name. Now as a slightly older child (who technically turned adult several months ago but has decided that she will remain a child until she feels ready for adulthood, which is predicted to be approximately never), she visits far less often, but that doesn’t mean she’s turned her back on the magic of words, just that she has come to seek it in different places. She values friendship over romance, companionship over passion, but trust and love in equal measure, and believes with all her heart that the families you choose for yourself are the ones that will always come to mean the most. If you’d like to talk to her about anything she’s written—or have an in-depth debate about Hogwarts houses and the Sorting Hat—you can find her on her Tumblr or e-mail. Tumblr: eicaswrites.tumblr.com E-mail: ericaengelin@gmail.com

Harmonious Hearts 2015 - Stories from the Young Author Challenge

By Irene Grant, Angelicque Bautista, Alice Blank, Erica Engelin, Melissa Dollison, Shaye Evans, Danielle Eyer, Jordan Gillespie, Juli Philippo, Zig and Others

Harmony Ink Press - Young Author Challenge

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Celebrate with Harmony Ink Press as we recognize the talented winners of our second annual Young Author Challenge. This anthology showcases the LGBTQ genre’s best up-and-coming-authors between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one.

The road from childhood to adulthood can be a bumpy one, especially for LGBTQ youth. Travel beside characters of all identities, orientations, and expressions as they search for a place to belong and people to love and support them just the way they are. From cities to the countryside, across diverse nations, and in fantastical realms of imagination, these young people struggle against society’s expectations, judgment from friends and family, and their own confusion—all while trying to enjoy their teenage years. Join them as they find the strength to be the people they’re meant to be and the courage to show their beauty to the world.

Angelicque Bautista—Hummingbird Heart
Alice Blank—I Wouldn't Let You Drown
Erica Engelin—My Friend, My Sister
Melissa Dollison—Home Before the Moon Turns
Shaye Evans—Boarding Discovery
Danielle Eyer—The Love Song of Amalia Savage
Jordan Gillespie—Love in the Time of Figure Skating
Juli Philippo—Ceilings
Zig—The Three Poly Teens
Hannah Irene—Black Rose
CJ—The Pirate and the Princess
Sheila McIntosh—Leucippa
Gabriella Reeb—Just a Little Bit Late
S. A. Star—Chance Encounters
Sara Stark—Stardust
Laura Swogger—This Photograph
Imani J. Walton—Three Stages of Agony