Stephan Nance (they/them) is the singer-songwriter behind the music project Sparkbird. Their breakout single "November," described as "a masterpiece of contemporary musical artistry" (Sinusoidal Music), amassed millions of streams in the months following its release and led to their signing with Nettwerk Music Group. Sparkbird performance history spans tours in Japan, the UK, Western Europe, and Russia, and in 2024 they toured the US in support of Madilyn Mei. For their fiction, Stephan is a 2021 Lambda Literary Fellow, 2022 Tin House YA alum, 2023 Oregon Literary Fellow, and 2023 We Need Diverse Books mentee. Stephan lives in Brooklyn, NY, with their partner Adam and two parrots, Georgie and Fred.