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Short Bio 1: M.J. Beasi is an arts educator, former singer, and YA author, whose debut novel I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD will be released in March 2026 from Page Street Publishing.
Short Bio 2: M.J. Beasi is a YA author, arts educator, former singer, and small “g” gamer. Some of the many keys to M.J.’s heart include rambling takes on musical theater, Vernors ginger ale, oatmeal scotchies, and queer disasters in any setting.
Standard Bio: Like the cat they play on their near-daily livestreams, M.J. Beasi has lived multiple lives as a singer, actor, songwriter, journalist, arts educator, and founder of a teen opera workshop in western Massachusetts, determined to tell stories across as many mediums as possible. As an educator, M.J.’s job is to help teens discover and celebrate their true voices. As an author, they hope to continue that tradition. In the off-hours, M.J. can be found reading, gaming, binging cartoons with their spouse, and wishing they knew how to draw. Keep up with M.J.’s many lives at mjbeasi.com. I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD is their debut novel.
Long Bio: M.J. Beasi is a YA author, former singer, songwriter, arts educator, and founder of a teen opera workshop in western New England. As a librettist/adapter, M.J. has written IL SOGNO D’ARIANNA, an English-language narrative adapted from the madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi, an expanded adaptation of Henry Purcell’s DIDO AND AENEAS, and a queer adaptation of Handel’s RINALDO. Their own songwriting and vocals are featured on their 2002 album, DORRIE’S TRUE STORY. M.J.’s debut novel, I WAS A TEENAGE DEATH GOD, will be released in March 2026 from Page Street Publishing.
When not writing, M.J. can be found reading, gaming, obliviously lost in their own inner world, streaming on Twitch at the crack of dawn, or binging cartoons with their spouse and cat. Some of the many keys to M.J.’s heart include rambling takes on musical theater, Vernors ginger ale, oatmeal scotchies, and queer disasters in any setting.
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