Quinn Diacon-Furtado

Quinn Diacon-Furtado is a writer and artist exploring magic, memory, and identity across multiple genres. They build fictional worlds that reflect and challenge our present reality. They are the author of the best-selling YA speculative thriller, The Lilies. Quinn earned their MFA in Creative Writing for Children from Hollins University and was a 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult Fiction. A former K-12 educator, Quinn teaches independent writing workshops and does editorial mentorships for writers of all ages. They are a tarot practitioner, a thrift store necromancer, and an emerging filmmaker.