Mackenzi Lee holds a BA in History and an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults. Her short fiction and nonfiction has appeared in Atlas Obscura, The Boston Globe, Crixeo, and The Newport Review, among others. Her debut novel, This Monstrous Thing, won the Pen-New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award. Her second novel, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue was a New York Times bestseller, an ABA bestseller, has been optioned for TV by Greg Berlanti, and was awarded a 2018 Stonewall Book Award Honor and the New England Book Award. The sequel, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list amid critical praise. She is also the author of Bygone Badass Broads, a collection of short biographies of women in history you probably don't know about but should. Mackenzi is currently working on a series for Marvel, which kicks off in September 2019 with Loki: Where Mischief Lies. She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and Star Wars. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three with her St. Bernard, Queenie.
Sessions in which Mackenzi Lee participates
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
Panel
Nic Stone (Participant)
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)
Hafsah Faizal (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
Autograph Session
Mackenzi Lee (Other Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
Panel
Gwendolyn Boniface, Mischief Management (Moderator)
Angie Thomas (Participant)
Nic Stone (Participant)
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
Panel
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)
Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)
Becky Albertalli (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
Q&A Session
Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)
Becky Albertalli (Participant)
Nic Stone (Participant)
Angie Thomas (Participant)
Hafsah Faizal (Participant)
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
Panel
Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)
Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Becky Albertalli (Participant)
Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
Autograph Session
Mackenzi Lee (Other Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Pigwidgeon Autograph Area
Autograph Session
Mackenzi Lee (Other Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
Panel
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Moderator)
Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Angie Thomas (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
Panel
Mackenzi Lee (Moderator)
Becky Albertalli (Participant)
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)