Mel Onstad

Mel Onstad (she/they) is a queer, neurodivergent writer and educator based in the Catskills region of New York. She was a 2026 Lambda Literary Emerging LGBTQ+ Writer and is an alum of McCormack Writing Center (formerly Tin House) Spring YA Workshop. Her work centers family, both chosen and biological, as well as queer defiance and joy.