Bill Konigsberg is an award-winning author known for his compelling LGBT novels. Born on November 11, 1970, in New York City, he has become a significant voice in young adult literature. Bill's debut novel, Out of the Pocket, won the Lambda Literary Award in 2009, setting the stage for his successful career.

His second novel, Openly Straight, released in 2013, won the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor and was translated into five languages. In 2015, The Porcupine of Truth won both the Stonewall Book Award and PEN Center USA Literary Award. He continued with Honestly Ben, the acclaimed companion to Openly Straight that captivated readers even more.

His novel The Music of What Happens released in 2019, received critical acclaim and was optioned for a film, while The Bridge, released in 2020, was optioned by Amazon.

Before writing, Bill was a sports writer and editor for The Associated Press and ESPN.com. His personal journey and openness about LGBT issues earned him the GLAAD Media Award in 2002 for his column "Sports World Still a Struggle for Gays."

He resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with his husband Chuck and two Australian Labradoodles, Mabel and Buford. Bill's contributions to literature were recognized in 2018 when the NCTE's ALAN established the Bill Konigsberg Award for Acts and Activism for Equity and Inclusion through Young Adult Literature.