An old image of Riley, with his hair still grown out a few inches. His glasses are tilted downwards, looking at something. We see him through the gap between two bookshelves, with a dozen books in a row sat in the foreground of the image.
An old image of Riley, with his hair still grown out a few inches. His glasses are tilted downwards, looking at something. We see him through the gap between two bookshelves, with a dozen books in a row sat in the foreground of the image.

Hi, I'm Riley, and I use they/them pronouns! I'm a Romance, SFF, and Horror author represented by Keir Alekseii at Azantian Literary Agency. You can contact my agent here.

An old image of Riley, with his hair still grown out a few inches. His glasses are tilted downwards, looking at something. We see him through the gap between two bookshelves, with a dozen books in a row sat in the foreground of the image.
An old image of Riley, with his hair still grown out a few inches. His glasses are tilted downwards, looking at something. We see him through the gap between two bookshelves, with a dozen books in a row sat in the foreground of the image.

Riley Swan grew up in a dozen places across Australia, and has now settled on unceded Kaurna land to study a Bachelor of Creative Industries in Writing & Publishing. He loves writing about teenagers and young adults grappling with the familiar nuances of being autistic, nonbinary, and a lesbian while pursuing their dreams. When he's not studying or writing, Riley works in student advocacy, plays video games for ten hours straight, and thinks about cats.

A moodboard of curly black hair, purple silk, straight orange hair, an open stage curtain, calligraphy that reads 'most ardently,' a drive-in at sunset, lavender over a book page, two faces - one white, one brown - pressed together, and a rainbow road.

CHARLIE GOES OFF SCRIPTSeventeen-year-old Charlie Thompson joins the school production of Twelfth Night in exchange for lessons on romance to deal with her best friend's unrequited crush. But when Charlie falls for her scene partner (aka her best friend's sibling) and realises she's a lesbian (aka someone who does not want to date her male best friend) Charlie must win one heart without breaking another.

a moodboard of a white blonde person, baking materials, a lesbian couple kissing, pride flag pins, an 'I'm autistic' pin, stim necklaces, a friendship group, a cat on a trans flag, and an Indian girl.

INFINITELY DIFFERENTValen is seventeen, a nonbinary lesbian, and has just found out they’re autistic. Not knowing how to cope, their hyper best friend drags them to an autism support group. It's scary, and they never want to return to the club, until they get to know the gorgeous trans girl who runs the place. But the closer they get, the more real Valen's disability becomes, and embracing something everyone hates isn't easy.

a moodboard of a white blonde person, baking materials, a lesbian couple kissing, pride flag pins, an 'I'm autistic' pin, stim necklaces, a friendship group, a cat on a trans flag, and an Indian girl.

SKELETONS IN THE FORESTOlive Van Doren is the child of their catholic boarding school’s headmaster, and they’re used to it. They're not used to being deeply in love with their roommate and best friend, Rhys Lou—especially when she kisses someone else in the library, and Olive is beside themself with jealousy. But when they realise the kiss isn’t consensual, Olive’s feelings are replaced with a rage so strong it shakes the library apart. As it turns out, once you start causing harm, it's hard to stop.

A moodboard displaying colourful partying, vintage images of LGBTQ+ couples, the Sydney Mardi Gras, an old clock, an autistic person chewing on a stim toy, and a vandalised bathroom wall.

THE GHOST ON OXFORD STREET
Short story in the CHANGELINGS anthology, coming in 2023!Garnet knows they're autistic and nonbinary, but accepting it is hard. On their eighteenth birthday, their first visit to a club results in a full-blown meltdown. Disappearing to the bathroom to calm down, Garnet comes face-to-face with the decades-old ghost of Chris, who takes them back in time. There, Garnet learns about the past's brutal treatment of the LGBTQ+ community, while witnessing the pride and love spread in older queer spaces.

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