i made it myself. can you tell?

hi, my name is victoria zeller, and i'm a trans writer from buffalo, new york!my first book, One of the Boys - a YA novel about a trans girl returning to her old high school football team to help them win state - is New York Times Best Seller and Stonewall Award Winner!!!my next book, Riseball - a YA novel about estranged sisters, one cis and one trans, who have to learn to coexist again when they join the same softball team - is due out in Summer 2027!info about my work, my socials, and more can be found below. okay thanks have a great day!!!

buy ONE OF THE BOYS!

here are links to storefronts at all the usual suspects, and also a link to order from Talking Leaves, my home indie bookstore. i strongly encourage you to support your local bookstore if you can!

about ONE OF THE BOYS!

Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship—before she came out as trans. As her senior year at Pageland High begins, Grace struggles to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football (especially since people keep telling her they can’t believe that she of all people is trans – whatever that means).But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates ask her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport—into a way of life—she thought had turned its back on her forever. The thing is, there’s no playbook for girls like her in the world of football. And when a chance meeting cracks the door to college football back open, she has to decide how much of herself she’s willing to give up for the game she loves.From exciting debut talent Victoria Zeller comes One of the Boys, a coming-of-age story with an unforgettable voice for the queer jocks, the straight theater kids, and everyone in between.

“Heartfelt, hilarious, and blisteringly honest. One of the Boys is genuinely one of the best contemporary YAs I've ever had the pleasure of reading.” —Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Compound Fracture“Completely and beautifully immersed in the world of its sport, One of the Boys is as funny as it is emotional, as honest as it is hopeful, and as exciting as it is comforting. This is exactly the book I wanted to read, and Grace is exactly the protagonist I wanted to follow. Her voice, much like Victoria Zeller's prose, is a joy. I absolutely loved it.” —KT Hoffman, author of The Prospects

here are some reviews!

about RISEBALL!

A fierce, moving, and funny coming-of-age novel about estranged sisters who must play on the same softball team after one of them comes out as transgender, from New York Times bestselling and Stonewall award-winning author of One of the Boys.A few years ago, Josie was one of the most promising young pitchers in the state—now, she’s just the kid who had a breakdown in the locker room and came out as trans. At a new school, away from her overbearing dad and his oppressive expectations, Josie is ready for a fresh start. After a disastrous baseball tryout leaves Josie ready to walk away from the game for good, a friend makes a suggestion: why not try softball instead?Amy has spent her entire life in Josie’s shadow. Despite—or maybe because of—her father’s obvious favoritism, Amy's become one of the best softball pitchers in New York. She doesn’t care that Josie is new to school or newly out; softball is Amy’s, and she intends to keep it that way.While Josie struggles to fit in and adjust to a new sport, Amy wrestles with deep-rooted resentment, a PCOS diagnosis, and a whole host of demons she buried long ago. But when Josie’s place on the team causes backlash, both sisters’ softball careers are put into jeopardy. Can Josie and Amy look beyond their fraught past to protect the game they both love, or will old wounds tear them even further apart?

about me!

Victoria Zeller is a New York Times bestselling author born and raised in Buffalo, New York, where she still proudly resides. A former athlete and lifelong fan, her initial focus was sports journalism before she made a sharp pivot to writing about queers who can’t stay out of trouble. Her sportswriting can be found at Defector, while her manic minute-by-minute sports analysis can be found on Bluesky at @dirtbagqueer.rocks.

contacts!

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