Federico Erebia is a Lambda Literary Award-winning author.
He is also a retired physician, woodworker, poet, and illustrator.
His debut novel is Pedro & Daniel (Levine Querido 2023).
These are other awards and distinctions:
2024 Lambda Literary Award - Exceptional New Writer
2024 Ohioana Book Award - Finalist
2024 Massachusetts Book Award - Longlist
2024 Crystal Kite Award - Honor Book
2024 Américas Book Award - Commended Book
2024 BEST OF THE YEAR - Bank Street
2023 BEST OF THE YEAR - Kirkus Reviews
2023 BEST OF THE YEAR - Nerdy Book Club
Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition.
Starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness.
Pedro & Daniel follows two gay, neurodivergent, Mexican American brothers, over a twenty-four year span, who experience joy and laughter, despite years of abuse and oppression.
There are more Pedro & Daniel details in the menu above.
Federico is on the SCBWI Impact & Legacy Fund's steering committee, where he created the School Librarian's Mini Library grants. Every quarter, three school librarians choose $550 worth of books from a curated list of books by and/or about individuals with marginalized or underrepresented identities.
He is on the board of Read Your World, Inc. (formerly Multicultural Children's Book Day) where he illustrated the Creating Inclusive Classrooms: LGBTQIA+ 2025 Classroom Kit poster.
He is a national leader for Authors Against Book Bans (AABB).
Federico enjoys the intersections of his gay, neurodivergent, and Mexican American identities. He and his husband live near Boston, Massachusetts.
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