2023 Donna Lynne Quille Award Winner

Having graduated from writing on walls at the age of five, Margaret Beaver (she/they) is a twenty-year-old web designer, mental health and LGBTQIA+ equality activist, and award-winning poet and novelist. They write nonfiction poetry collections and novels spanning all subgenres of fiction detailing the integral topics of inclusivity and prejudice, abusive authority, estranged parents and children, the detriments of mental illness, and the triumph of family. She has been honored as a two-time consecutive Topical Winner of Live Poets Society of New Jersey publications, a recipient of the Readers’ Favorite five-star cover seal, and decorated with the 2023 Donna Lynne Quille Award for Best Advocacy Prose; her debut novel was recently named a Finalist for the 2024 YA Fiction American Writing Award as well as a Runner-Up and Honorable Mention for the 2025 New York and Hollywood Book Festivals. She is the author of INKWELLS. (Vanguard Press/Pegasus Publishers, 2022); FLOWERS FOR PAPA (Vanguard Press/Pegasus Publishers, 2024); and SEASONS: AUGUST’S COLLECTION (Vanguard Press/Pegasus Publishers, 2024). ​

In addition to attending foundational education programs from top-rated course providers, Margaret proudly upholds certifications from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Stanford Health Care concerning equality in medicine. In May 2024, she was declared a certified Web Designer by the International Association of Professions (IAP) Career College and graduated from the Graphic Design and UI/UX Design Specializations of the California Institute of the Arts. Commencing in the Fall of 2024, she continued her fine arts education by pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Sessions College for Professional Design. During their tenure, they have been named a "Student to Watch" by Graphic Design USA for course expertise and featured in the university's Campus News Blog. She is currently employed by GiraffeLight Media Agency as a Web Designer.

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Margaret's debut novel, FLOWERS FOR PAPA, is OUT NOW. Accompanying it is also her second poetry collection, SEASONS: AUGUST'S COLLECTION, told from the perspective of the main character. You can buy both books now.

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