Jonny Garza Villa is a product of the great state of Texas, a Sagittarius sun and Capricorn everything else. They consider themself a former, very bad, baseball player and former, pretty good, drag queen. They is an award-winning author of contemporary romances including, in young adult, the International Latino Book Award winner "Ander & Santi Were Here" and the Stonewall Book Award winner for "Canto Contigo." "Futbolista" is their new adult debut novel. They live in San Antonio, Texas.
Awards: Pura Belpré Award, Stonewall Book Award, International Latino Book Award, Publishing Triangle Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ YA Literature
Communities: LGBTQ+, Gender Nonconforming, Hispanic or Latinx, Neurodivergent
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