About

Meet the Team

Created in 2009, Forever Young Adult is a community for YA fans who are a little less “Y” and a bit more “A.” FYA is a place where bookworms can get lit(erary) and swoon over fictional characters without shame, all while sipping on a cocktail. From book reviews to TV crushes to movie drinking games, it’s basically a non-stop internet slumber party, and you’re totally invited! Plus, if you’re looking to hang IRL, we’ve got an international network of book clubs buzzing with kindred spirits.

The Editors

Sarah Pitre

Sarah (she/her) lives in Austin, TX and believes there is no such thing as a guilty pleasure, which is part of why she started FYA in 2009. Growing up, she thought she was a Mary Anne, but she’s finally starting to accept the fact that she’s actually a Kristy.

Mandy Wan

Mandy (she/her) lives in Edmonton, AB. When she’s not raiding the library for YA books, she enjoys eating ice cream (esp. in cold weather), learning fancy pole dance tricks, and stanning BTS. Mandy has been writing for FYA since 2012, and she oversaw all things FYA Book Club from 2013 to 2023.

Mandy Curtis

Mandy (she/her) is a manager at a tech company who’s been known to forego many a social engagement because she’s too immersed in a book to put it down. Currently living in Austin, TX, with her husband, son, and dogs, Mandy loves superheroes and pretty much any show or movie with “Star” in the name.

Stephanie Johnston

Stephanie (she/her) is an avid reader who moonlights at a college and calls Orlando home. Stephanie loves watching television, reading DIY blogs, planning awesome parties, Halloween decorating, and playing live-action escape games.

The Contributors

Rosemary Hallmark

Rosemary (she/her) lives in Little Rock with her husband and cocker spaniel. At 16, she plucked a copy of Sloppy Firsts off the New Releases shelf and hasn’t stopped reading YA since. She is a brand designer who loves tiki drinks, her mid-century modern house, and obsessive Google mapping.

Brian Katcher

Brian wrote his first YA novel when he was down and out in Mexico. He now lives in Missouri with his wonderful wife and daughter. He divides his time between writing and working as a school librarian. Brian still misses the preachy YA books of the eighties.

Meredith Borders

Meredith Borders is formerly the Texas-based editor of Fangoria and Birth.Movies.Death., now living and writing (and reading) in Germany. She’s been known to pop by Forever Young Adult since its inception, and she loves YA TV most ardently.

Kandis Seaver

Kandis (she/her) is a proud member of the Austin FYA book club chapter who loves vampires, romance novels, live tweeting CW shows, and Jonah Griggs. She’s not like a regular mom. She’s a cool mom.

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Scout Luna

Scout Luna is a writer living in Austin, TX, with her husband and three cats. Her hobbies include water coloring and reading!

Amanda Bell

Amanda (she/her) is a planner of events, reader (and listener) of books, a consumer of pizza and a crafter of all things! Propelled by caffeine and carbs – she found her love of reading again when she started a book club with her friends in 2019. Since then, books have consumed her life and her TBR pile is outta control. Amanda resides in Edmonton with her husband and daughter.

Regina Peters

Regina Peters works in the video game industry, but her favourite imaginary worlds are on paper. She lives in Montreal, Canada, with her family.

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Meredith Coffman

Meredith loves vampires, ridiculous werewolves, and Shadowhunters the most but has a soft spot for a good murder (mystery). When not reading or working, she prefers to make baked goods and cocktails and catch up on TV and movies, sometimes all at once. Meredith resides in Austin with a particularly clingy cat.