Billy Merrell (born January 7, 1982) is an American author and poet. He published his first book ''Talking in the Dark'', a poetry memoir, with

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in 2003. He also co-edited '' The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities'' for

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Books for Young Readers with

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. It was released in 2006 and won the 2007 Lammy in the Children's/Young Adult category. Merrell lives in

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with his husband

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. He grew up in Jacksonville, FL and then moved to New York, where he lives now.

Works

* ''Talking in the Dark'' (2003) * ''The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities'', ed. with

(2006) * ''Vanilla'' (2017)

External links

Author's Site

References

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