M-E Girard is a Canadian writer of contemporary fiction mostly young adult fiction, sometimes new adult fiction, usually queer fiction and always fiction about girls. Girl Mans Up is her debut novel. M-E was a fellow of the 2013 and 2015 Lambda Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices. Her writing has appeared in Plenitude Magazine. M-E is a member of the Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Writers Community of Durham Region. Originally from Quebec, she lives in Oshawa.