Tucson Festival of Books

Justine Pucella Winans (they, them, theirs)


Justine Pucella Winans is a queer and nonbinary writer who lives with their husband and incredible Halloween-colored cats. Their books include YA novels like the critically acclaimed Indies Introduce title, "Bianca Torres is Afraid of Everything," "One Killer Problem" and "How to Survive a Slasher." Their MG speculative horror titles include the acclaimed Stonewall Honor Book, "the Otherwoods" and "Wishbone." When not writing they can be found training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and actively avoiding real life scary situations.

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Awards: Stonewall Children’s Honor for THE OTHERWOODS

Communities: LGBTQ+


Books:
How to Survive a Slasher
Teen
Bloomsbury USA
March 2025
ISBN 9781547616312
304 pages

Wishbone
Children
Bloomsbury USA
September 2024
ISBN 9781547612574
304 pages