Ancrum was born in Maryland and grew up in Chicago. She began writing at age 12. She initially studied Fashion Merchandising at Dominican University before switching to English and Creative Writing, graduating in 2013.[2][3]
Career
Ancrum got her start writing on Tumblr in 2010s and would write during class.[citation needed] Upon graduating from university, she signed her first book deal with Macmillan Publishers, through which she published her debut novel The Wicker King in 2017. She originally wrote the story for a friend "who felt alone in his bi identity".[4][5] This was followed in 2019 by Ancrum's second novel The Weight of the Stars, a lesbian science fiction romance.[6][7]The Weight of the Stars was a 2019 Locus magazine pick.[8] Ancrum wrote her first two novels in a "vignette" format.[9]
Announced in 2022,[14]HarperTeen acquired the rights to publish Ancrum's fourth novel Icarus, a reimagining of the titular Greek myth as a modern queer coming-of-age story.[15][16]Icarus was shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award in the Young Adult category[17] and appeared on the Publishers Weekly list of best books of 2024.[18]
Personal life
Ancrum is bisexual and intersex.[19] She has ADHD.[9]
Bibliography
Novels
The Wicker King (2017)
The Weight of the Stars (2019)
Darling (2021)
Icarus (2024)
The Corruption of Hollis Brown (2025)
Novellas
The Legend of the Golden Raven (The Wicker King #1.5) (2017)
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