a headshot of Sydney Langford, a white person with brown hair with the tips dyed pink & blue eyes, wearing a black & white striped shirt, & a silver nose ring. They're smiling at the camera. the background is a blue, yellow, & green mural

  • Sydney Langford (they/them) is a Young Adult author and Pacific Northwesterner who is currently based out of rainy Portland, Oregon. When they aren’t working on writing their own novels, they can be found curled up with a book and cuddling their very clingy dogs, Rusty and Boss.

    As a Deaf-Hard of Hearing, queer, and physically disabled author, Sydney is most passionate about writing novels that feature diverse characters so that readers from marginalized communities, especially Disabled and/or queer readers, can see themselves represented on page. Their novels range from powerful contemporaries featuring queer-platonic relationships to swoony romantic comedies where disabled main characters get to experience a ‘happily ever after’—but no matter the genre, all of their novels celebrate diversity and inclusivity, and give readers a glimpse into perspectives they may have not had insight on before.

    Their debut YA novel, THE LOUDEST SILENCE, will be released in 7/30/2024 by Holiday House and their YA rom-com, SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT, will be released in 2026.

  • Sydney Langford (they/them) is a queer, Deaf-Hard of Hearing, and physically disabled author who resides in Portland, Oregon. Their biggest passion in life is creating stories that reflect the diverse world we live in—whether that be rom-coms about quirky, disabled teens; or contemporaries that feature queer joy. Their debut YA novel, THE LOUDEST SILENCE, will be released in 7/30/2024 by Holiday House and their YA rom-com, SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT, will be released in 2026.

  • ALT: A shoulders-up headshot of Sydney Langford, a pale person with blue eyes, and wavy, chin-length brown hair with the tips dyed neon pink; they’re wearing a black & white striped shirt and a silver nose ring. They're smiling at the camera. The background is a blurry blue, yellow, and green mural.


    Credit: Stelleri Photography

Headshot by Stelleri Photography

  • ALT (credit to Sydney Langford): Cover of THE LOUDEST SILENCE by Sydney Langford. Medium purple curtains flow down the sides & the background is ombré curtains: lavender to baby pink to light orange. At the bottom, a purple stage & dark purple audience, who raise hands for ASL clapping & form “I love you” signs.

    Main characters are onstage. Hayden on the left, on a lavender stool. He has brown curly hair, tan skin, hazel eyes, freckles, silver braces. He’s in a pink soccer jersey, khaki shorts, & white cleats. He’s playing a guitar with stickers: a green iguana, a heart with asexual pride colors, Cuban & Italian flags, a soccer ball, a palm tree.

    Casey’s standing on the right, singing into a mic. She has pale skin, wavy brown hair, & blue eyes. Shes in a white crop top, a navy blue button up with pink & purple ASL letters, jean shorts, brown boots.

    Above them ‘THE LOUDEST SILENCE’ is in plum purple letters. ‘The’ & ‘Silence’ are in a blocky font, ‘Loudest’ in a calligraphy font. Sydney Langford is in baby pink blocky font at the bottom.

  • Cover illustration: Jacqueline Li

    Cover design: Chelsea Hunter