Crystal Maldonado

Crystal Maldonado is a young adult author with a lot of feelings. She writes romcoms about (and for) fat, Puerto Rican girls, including The Fall of Whit Rivera, which People Magazine called a “pumpkin-spice-latte-flavored treat”; Fat Chance, Charlie Vega, which was a New England Book Award winner; and No Filter and Other Lies, which was named a POPSUGAR and Seventeen Magazine Best New YA.

Her forthcoming YA romcom, Get Real, Chloe Torres, releases in spring 2025 and follows three estranged best friends as they embark on a once-in-a-lifetime roadtrip the summer before college. In 2024, she made her middle grade debut with Camp Sylvania: Moon Madness—a paranormal summer camp story featuring two fat besties, which she co-wrote with #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy.

By day, Crystal works in higher ed marketing, and by night, she’s a writer who loves Beyoncé, glitter, shopping, and spending too much time on her phone. Her work has been published in Latina, BuzzFeed, and the Hartford Courant. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, daughter, and dog. Follow her everywhere @crystalwrote.

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