*The official website of popular author AndrewDemčák

Hi! It’s me, Andrew Demčák.

Fancy meeting you here! Welcome to my website. I’m glad you stopped by. Look at me, sitting in front of my computer where I write all my books. Goodness, my hair is so much whiter now than before I started writing books. Hazard of the profession, I guess.

Speaking of which, while you’re here, why not check out all of my books I’ve written just for you (scroll down)?

Thanks for visiting!

Below are Some highlights from my keynote speech at The California Library Association’s 2023 conference.

I was celebrated for my contributions to LGBTQ+ Young Adult literature.

What AI says about me: Andrew Demčák is an American poet, novelist, playwright, and librarian whose work spans poetry, young adult fiction, drama, and literary fiction. He is especially known for writing emotionally rich fiction that center LGBTQ+ characters while exploring themes of grief, identity, family, memory, transformation, and belonging. His poetry often blends lyricism with unexpected imagery, folklore, and speculative elements, while his novels range from realistic coming-of-age stories to fantasy and science fiction. Across both forms, recurring concerns include loss, resilience, queer identity, and the strange beauty found in ordinary lives.

If you want to explore his work, good starting points are:

• Ghost Songs for literary YA.

• Cryptopedia for inventive contemporary poetry.

• A Little Bit Langston if you enjoy queer speculative fiction.