Maddox Lyons is a twelve-year-old transgender boy who lives in California with his parents, sister, two dogs, and two pet rats. After he came out, Maddox and his family went in search of books for and about kids like him. There were very few, so he set out to write one. I'm Not a Girl is based on his true gender identity journey.
Maddox does advocacy and outreach with LGBTQIA+ organizations. He loves drawing and writing, acting, figure skating, and getting lost in a good book.
He is represented by Kate McKean of the Howard Morhaim Literary Agency.