Jill Tew
Bio
Jill Tew is the critically-acclaimed, award-winning author of dystopian romance and middle grade novels that imagine Black girls in exciting new worlds.
Her debut novel The Dividing Sky (2024) was a Top 10 Kids Indie Next Pick, and was selected by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Bookshop.org, and Reactor Magazine as one of the Best Young Adult Books of the Year. Her middle grade debut Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement was published by Disney/Hyperion in 2025. Her next dystopian romance An Ocean Apart is forthcoming from Penguin Random House in October 2025.
A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Jill is also a co-host of the Afronauts Podcast, which provides writing tips and community for Black aspiring speculative fiction writers. When not writing, she can be found stress baking, gardening, or belting showtunes in the carpool line. Jill lives in Atlanta with her family.