Elise Bryant (she/her/hers)

Elise Bryant is releasing her debut novel, "Happily Ever Afters," in January of 2021. She also plans to release a second novel for HarperCollins in Spring 2022.  Bryant’s young adult novels tell stories about the positive experiences of Black youth in the US. She taught as an English teacher when she noticed the lack of uplifting stories about the Black experience and decided to become a fiction writer.

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Love, Secrets and Laughter

Three young adult rom-coms immerse readers into romances laced with humor along with family secrets, cultural expectations and societal stereotypes. Their books mix love and questions of identity.

Stocker Foundation Children/Teen Stage (Seats 1000)
Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Children / Teens
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Panelists: Elise Bryant, Loan Le, Diana Ma
Moderator: Lisa Morris-Wilkey