Andrew J. Peters is an author of fantasy, contemporary and young adult fiction. He is currently an administrator at Adelphi University's School of Social Work. Prior to that, he spent eighteen years as a social worker and an advocate for LGBT youth. His work has appeared in Diverse Voices Quarterly, Wilde Oats, La Bloga, and Ganymede. His novel, The Seventh Pleiade will be released by Bold Strokes Books in November 2013.