Raised on world mythology, fantasy novels, comic books and magic, Rachel Gold is the author of multiple queer & trans young adult novels. She has an MFA in Writing, spent seven years as a reporter for a regional LGBTQ newspaper and fifteen years in corporate marketing. She's an all around geek and avid gamer who teaches at the Minneapolis an annual class/game for teens called, "I'm Gaming as I Write This." Even though she's been out since the age of 15, she still doesn't know what to wear to queer events.