About Brianna

Portrait of Brianna, a woman with light skin and red hair, laughing and leaning sideways with library shelves in the background.

Brianna Heath (she/her/hers) is a queer, neurodivergent, disabled author who writes books that can be broadly described as “Be Gay, Do Crime” with queer millennials who are still figuring out adulting. She aims to put stories out in the world that reflect the lives and experiences of people who often do not see themselves represented in media.

Brianna, dressed as Ms Frizzle with a space-themed dress and bright red hair, sitting next to Beau, a black and white border collie mix dressed as the Magic School Bus

In her non-writing life, she works as a program manager for autism research studies. Her academic publications can be found here. She also teaches seminars on disability advocacy and inclusion, and she works to support disabled individuals having their voices heard.

In her free time, Brianna collects all the hobbies, which so far include sewing, quilting, costume making, gardening, graphic design/illustration, piano, guitar, more she’s probably forgotten, and likely at least three more since this sentence began. She volunteers with a queer library/archive that aims to promote and preserve LGBTQIA+ books and history.

Brianna, dressed up as Carmen Sandiego in a red trench coat, wide-brimmed red hat, and black gloves, sits beside Beau, a black-and-white border collie mix, dressed as Waldo with a striped sweater and knit hat.

Brianna lives in Northern California with Beau, her rescued border collie/gremlin, who, like her, has absolutely no chill.

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