Alice May Oseman (born 16 October 1994) is an English author of young adult fiction. She secured her first publishing deal at 17, and had her first novel, Solitaire, published in 2014. They are also the author of Radio Silence, I Was Born For This, Loveless, and the web comic Heartstopper. Their novels focus on contemporary teenage life in the UK. Her novels received several awards – Inky Awards and United By Pop Awards.