A. J. Sass
Andrew "A. J." Sass is an American author of children's and young adult fiction, best known for his middle grade contemporary novel, Ana on the Edge, and his Time op-ed discussing transgender and non-binary character representation in youth literature. Personal life Sass grew up in the Midwestern and Southern United States and began training in figure skating as a child. He passed his U.S. Figure Skating Senior Moves in the Field test while in law school, then worked as a technical writer and legal editor while writing creatively on the side. His debut middle grade novel, Ana on the Edge, was purchased by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. At the age of 33, Sass passed the U.S. Figure Skating Senior Free Skate test, then went on to compete as a member of the Masters synchronized skating team, IceSymmetrics. IceSymmetrics won the bronze medal at the 2018 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships and the silver medal at the 2019 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. Sass also holds test judge appointments with U.S. Figure Skating in Gold Singles and Bronze Ice Dance. Sass is Jewish and autistic. He describes himself as gay, transmasculine and non-binary, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. He lives