Billy Merrell

Billy Merrell (born January 7, 1982) is an American author and poet.

Life
Merrell published his first book Talking in the Dark, a poetry memoir, with Scholastic in 2003. He also co-edited The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities]] for Knopf Books for Young Readers with David Levithan, released in 2006.

Merrell lives in Brooklyn with his husband Nico Medina.

Recognition
''The Full Spectrum and won the 2007 Lammy in the Children's/Young Adult category.

Poetry

 * Talking in the Dark. 2003.

Edited

 * The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities (edited with David Levithan). 2006.