Jonathan Parks-Ramage is a Los Angeles based novelist, playwright, screenwriter and journalist. His critically acclaimed book, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD (Bloomsbury), was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a wild ride of a novel," and selected by The New York Times Style Magazine as a pick for Best Queer Summer Fiction. He is also the author of the novel YES, DADDY (HarperCollins), named one of the best books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, NBC News, The Advocate, Lambda Literary, Bustle, Goodreads and more. YES, DADDY was also optioned for television by Amazon Studios. 

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He is Co-Creator of THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE, an Off-Broadway musical, nominated for five Lucille Lortel Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and three Outer Critics Circle Awards. ​The show was produced by LuckyChap, Margot Robbie's production company, and multiple-Tony-winning Broadway producers Sue Wagner and John Johnson.

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Jonathan is the founder of LIT: A Creative Writing Workshop, currently accepting applications.

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His writing has been widely published in such outlets as VICE, Slate, OUT Magazine, W Magazine, Electric Literature, Atlas Obscura, Literary Hub, and Elle.

 

Jonathan has sold feature film and television projects to Amazon Studios, Paramount Pictures, and ABC. 

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He is also an A-list ghostwriter, having anonymously collaborated on non-fiction books from some of our culture's most dynamic public figures, including Academy Award nominees, Golden Globe winners, elite athletes, and LGBTQ+ activists.