middle grade novels
Novel in Verse, Kokila, SPRING 2025
A middle grade novel in verse about a young trans girl who uses a video game to process an ADHD diagnosis, isolation, and her relationship to gender.
picture books
PICTURE BOOK, Astra Young Readers, fall 2024
A picture book about a nonbinary child’s magical birthday party. Illustrated by Matthias Ball.
Monster Seek
PICTURE BOOK, Astra Young Readers, FALL 2026
A picture book about two children playing hide-and-seek during a thunderstorm that explores gender identity, the love between siblings, and the meaning of monstrosity. Illustrated by Deb JJ Lee.
poetry
Poetry, Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2021
“Unpredictable and terrifyingly familiar … a revelation.”
—Chase Berggrun
POETRY, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2020
“An extraordinary display of poetic power.”
—Mary Karr
Porcupine in Freefall
POETRY, WINNER OF THE BRIGHT HILL PRESS BOOK COMPETITION, 2019
“Rainie Oet sees and names our longing for transformation.”
—Ilya Kaminsky