@arriwrites

UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS is out now (@penguinteen). @reesesbookclub LitUp Fellow. @tin_house YA ‘21. Rep: @jodiesque. IG: arriwrites. Ar-ee-el.

 Texas, USA
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I am now booking for 2026! You can invite me to be involved in school visits, poetry readings, writing workshops, keynotes, and more. To book, please contact [email protected], or use the contact form on my website (arriwrites.com).
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I am SO HONORED to announce I am the winner of the @ALALibrary 2026 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award for UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS!! I finished an early draft of UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS in the wake of 2020. 1/5
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To receive an award named after Coretta Scott King & John Steptoe, & in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., means that the work I’ve reached my intended audience. I will always write toward a liberated future. I will always write to help Black teens forge a path to freedom. 4/5
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Thank you so much, librarians & the Coretta Scott King committee, for finding value in my debut & continuing to champion the crucial work of Black authors and illustrators! I’m grateful to walk in the footsteps of those who have won before me, & I’m beyond humbled. 5/5
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It’s 2026 and I am now booking! Reach out for more information.
Arriel (UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS out now!) 🪩@arriwrites10 Nov 2025
I am now booking for 2026! You can invite me to be involved in school visits, poetry readings, writing workshops, keynotes, and more. To book, please contact [email protected], or use the contact form on my website (arriwrites.com).
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Y’all! I’m a 2026 POC in Publishing mentor!
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North Texas Teen Book Festival@NTTBFest31 Dec 2025
Replying to @NTTBFest @arriwrites @KasieWest @JuddWinick
No author updates, but updating a couple book covers! Melissa de la Cruz is one of our featured YA authors who will be discussing her novel Sibylline, and Jasmine Warga is one of our featured MG authors who will be discussing her novel The Unlikely Tale of Chase & Finnegan!
A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Soman Chainani and Young World, Melissa de la Cruz and Sibylline, Susan Dennard and The Executioners Three, and Hayley Dennings and Our Vicious Descent.

ALT A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Soman Chainani and Young World, Melissa de la Cruz and Sibylline, Susan Dennard and The Executioners Three, and Hayley Dennings and Our Vicious Descent.

A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Stefany Valentine and Love Makes Mochi, Arriel Vinson and Under the Neon Lights, Jasmine Warga and The Unlikely Tale of Chase & Finnegan, and Kasie West and Room to Breathe.

ALT A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Stefany Valentine and Love Makes Mochi, Arriel Vinson and Under the Neon Lights, Jasmine Warga and The Unlikely Tale of Chase & Finnegan, and Kasie West and Room to Breathe.

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I cannot wait!! See y’all in March, Dallas.
North Texas Teen Book Festival@NTTBFest18 Dec 2025
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Thrilled to announce that Stephany Valentine, Arriel Vinson, Jasmine Warga, and Kasie West will all attend #NTTBF26!
A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Stefany Valentine and Love Makes Mochi, Arriel Vinson and Under the Neon Lights, Jasmine Warga and The Last Resort: The Claiming, and Kasie West and Room to Breathe.

ALT A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Stefany Valentine and Love Makes Mochi, Arriel Vinson and Under the Neon Lights, Jasmine Warga and The Last Resort: The Claiming, and Kasie West and Room to Breathe.

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Arriel (UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS out now!) 🪩 retweeted
North Texas Teen Book Festival@NTTBFest18 Dec 2025
Thrilled to announce that Stephany Valentine, Arriel Vinson, Jasmine Warga, and Kasie West will all attend #NTTBF26!
A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Stefany Valentine and Love Makes Mochi, Arriel Vinson and Under the Neon Lights, Jasmine Warga and The Last Resort: The Claiming, and Kasie West and Room to Breathe.

ALT A rainbow graphic that says Irving Public Library's North Texas Teen Book Festival 2026 author reveals. March 7, 2026 Irving Convention Center. Presented by Irving, Texas and EpicReads. Four authors and their books are shown: Stefany Valentine and Love Makes Mochi, Arriel Vinson and Under the Neon Lights, Jasmine Warga and The Last Resort: The Claiming, and Kasie West and Room to Breathe.

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24hr.YABookBlog@24hrYABookBlog24 Nov 2025
UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS has remained my favorite 2025 coming-of-age book, a black YA slice of life story set around a local roller rink, everyone pls read it! fmc navigates friendship, first love, evolving relationships, while the importance of a "third place" is center stage🪩💜
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I completely abandoned this platform but since we’re here, two things: 1) Follow me on Threads or IG at the same name. 2) Hang out with me for my upcoming author events! More at the link in my bio.
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Arriel (UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS out now!) 🪩 retweeted
Listening Library@LLAudiobooks2 Aug 2025
Replying to @LLAudiobooks @GretchSchreiber @ItsLaDarrion @emmaandapen @LillieLabyrinth @ivmariebooks @LakitaWrites @paolamendoza @abbysher
.@JL_Dugan @arriwrites
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Arriel (UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS out now!) 🪩 retweeted
The Honey POP 🐝
@thehoneypop6 Jul 2025
This summer, we're looking for romances that'll melt our hearts, and both @taliatuck and @arriwrites definitely deliver! 🥰📚 thehoneypop.com/2025/07/05/s…
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Under the Neon Lights has been out in the world for one month! 🪩🎉 I still wake up pinching myself. I still can’t believe that so many people want to read about a Black girl in Indianapolis finding her way. Thank you to each of you. It means the world 🛼✨
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Arriel (UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS out now!) 🪩 retweeted
Girls Write Now@girlswritenow17 Jun 2025
Write with author @arriwrites and Girls Write Now this Friday! Join us for a Friday Night Salon to: -hear Arriel read from her new book, Under the Neon Lights🪩 🛼 -ask questions about her writing process✏️ -write our own odes to home and community💜 buff.ly/airSdjE
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Tia Williams@Tia_W_Writes16 Jun 2025
If you’re headed to the #BronxBookFestival on June 21st, check out the “Young, Black, and In Love” panel at 3:20, w/me, @zakiyanjamal, @arriwrites, @ebonyladelle, and @prettylittlebookshelf! Signing at 4. 🎉Register here: thebronxisreading.com/the-br… See you in the Boogie Down!
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Arriel (UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS out now!) 🪩 retweeted
24hr.YABookBlog@24hrYABookBlog12 Jun 2025
june hopefuls for the monthly tbr, lots of YA contemporary!! ♡₊˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆🍓📔🌱
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Booksellers at Children’s Institute: join Leah Johnson and I for my Under the Neon Lights event at Grand Gesture! See you at 7PM. You can register here: bit.ly/3HdR0Wi
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