Vaela Denarr (she/they) and Micah Iannandrea (they/them) are a queer and nonbinary author pair writing hopeful dark fantasy about love, monsters and better worlds. With the exception of their Crimson Tears series and associated prequel, the stories they write take place in non-colonial, anti-orientalist settings; worlds and conflicts not rooted in colonial violence, oppression and exploitation. Their focus is morally grey characters, complicated relationships, and hope, community and the complexities of love.

Vaela is a polyamorous transfem nonbinary butch lesbian drawing on her deep convictions about love and her experience with trauma and PTSD to bring to live visceral and beautifully flawed characters.

Micah is a nonbinary demisexual artist who supports Vaela through their day to day despite living half a world away.

The two of them write under the Stardust Melody Artistic Collective. If you enjoy their works, tell a friend! Tell a foe! Tell the authors! Tell a stranger you love, whom you’ll only meet once, or drop by the official Stardust Melody Discord to say hello!