About Me

Steven Salvatore is a gay chaos agent whose obsessions include Star Wars, Mariah Carey, his loud Italian family, boating in the Adirondacks, exploring Italy, and having and then dissecting his existential crises (not in that order). For twelve years, he was a studied, accomplished writing professor having held many positions within higher education spheres; he now works as an academic advisor at Manhattanville University. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and he’s a book coach and founder of Queerative Writers, a full-service creative hub for LGBTQ+ aspiring writers. A lifelong New Yorker, he now lives in New Jersey with his amazing fiancé Chris.

Steven's novels include the young adult titles like AND THEY LIVED…, CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY, NO PERFECT PACES: A Novel, and the forthcoming LEMON AT FIRST SIGHT (out May 2025), as well as his adult romance THE BOYFRIEND SUBSCRIPTION.

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Steven is represented by Jess Regel at Helm Literary.