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Abstract This book is a journey into the world of gender-nonconformity (GNC) pronouns in literature. Pronouns are frequently discussed in the contexts of language policies, grammar, and inclusion, but their role in queer, trans, and nonbinary storytelling is often overlooked. This book sets out to show that GNC pronoun use, meaning any pronoun use that marks a person or character as not conforming to gendered norms of their spatio-temporal and cultural context, has a profound impact on narrative form in Anglophone literature. Pronouns such as singular they, neopronouns, mixed pronouns, and even ‘it’ pronouns find their place in literature not despite any imagined shortcomings but because of their aesthetic quality, formal intrigue, and innovative potential. Reaching back through the centuries to examples of GNC pronoun use in literary history, this book grounds its reflections on contemporary Anglophone literature in long traditions of queer and trans writing. The works of highly innovative contemporary authors such a s Lamya H, Rae Spoon, Rivers Solomon, Andrea Lawlor, Becky Chambers, and Andrea Gibson illustrate the multitude of functions GNC pronouns take on. This book’s discussions ofpotentials and shortcomings of GNC pronoun use focus on narrative agency and frequently return to the real-world consequences a word as small as a pronoun can have, including government bans on inclusive language. The book features a dialogic chapter, co-written with the brilliant language revitalisation scholar and poet Kai Minosh Pyle, and a podcast conversation (with Teagan Bradway, Sue Lanser, Jas Morgan, Laura Paterson, and Susan Stryker) accompanies each chapter to provide additional reflections and accessibility.