About

Lillie Lainoff (author of ONE FOR ALL) received her B.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing and distinction within the major from Yale University. She received her MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia, and currently lives in Washington, D.C. ONE FOR ALL, her debut novel, was named a Best Book of 2022 by NPR and a Best First Novel for Youth of 2022 by Booklist. It was also a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and a 2023 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick, amongst other awards. She will have a short story in the upcoming THESE BODIES AIN’T BROKEN, a young adult horror anthology (Page Street, September 2025), as well as a short story in the upcoming BOUNDLESS, a middle grade anthology (FSG, Winter 2027).

Her fiction, non-fiction, and poetry have been featured in The LA Review, The Washington Post Outlook, via the Disability Visibility Project, Washington City Paper, and The Yale Daily News, amongst other places. She’s received recognition from Glimmer Train and The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and won the 2019 LA Review Literary Award for Short Fiction. She was a featured Rooted in Rights disability activist, and is the founder of Disabled Kidlit Writers (FB).
As an undergraduate, Lillie was a member of Yale’s Varsity Fencing team. As a senior, she was one of the first openly physically disabled athletes to individually qualify for any NCAA Championship event, and helped her team to an end-of-season 10th place ranking by the National Coaches Poll. She continues to fence and coach. She was one of the recipients of the inaugural Spirit of Sport award by USA Fencing.

If you want to know more about her writing and what she’s currently working on, you can follow her on Twitter/X, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Facebook.