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Cowley, Katz
Multiple award-winnings, Cowley's love for song and her playful creativity are important to her when creating inspirational characters. She aims to inspire people of all ages who may have, like her at a young age, forgotten or doubted their…
Michalak, Jamie
She has won many awards for her works, including the "Amazon Best Book of the Year" award for the Joe and Sparky series (The Highlights Foundation). She is an author that has written over forty youth books. She previously was an editor and has…
Alemagna, Beatrice
Alemagna is an established illustrator whose work has been brought to light by many publishers, including Albin Michel and Harper Collins.
Antony, Steve
Antony is an accomplished illustrator and author.
Barrow, David
Before being is a skilled illustrator, Barrow was "a shelf-stacker, a library assistant, a call-centre worker, a civil servant and a printer" ("David Barrow").
Lerwill, Ben
A freelance writer and children’s author for over 20 years. Much of his work can be found in national and international magazines, newspapers and websites.
Tags: author; man (author); picture book; white (author)
Straathof, Alette
A freelance illustrator who seeks to mix a variety of different materials such as watercolor, indian ink and coloured pencils. Straathof attended the Willem de Kooning Academy, receiving a BFA in Illustration and a minor in Gamification.
Flett, Julie
A Cree-Metis author, illustrator, and artist who lives in Vancouver, Canada. Also known for works like Birdsong and When We Were Alone.
Fu, Cherie
Daughter of immigrants seeking to tell stories which reflect her family’s cultural experiences.
Kwon, Julie
A graduate from the Brown/RISD Dual-degree program, Kwon is now an artist and illustrator for children’s books and comics.
Lam, Thao
A Vietnamese-Canadian children’s author and illustrator who studied illustration at Toronto’s Sheridan College and creates books in collage style.
Norton, Preston
Preston Norton is a bisexual, genderqueer, American author who was a middle school teacher and mentor for drug addicts. He is known for his book Neanderthal Open the Door to the Universe, Where I End and You Begin, and Hopepunk.
Tags: author; LGBTQ+ (author); man (author); white (author)
Niven, Jennifer
She is an Emmy Award-Winning, #1 New York Times, and international bestselling author of 10 books. Niven works with Germ, a literary and lifestyle web magazine for teenage girls and boys. She has also worked as a screenwriter, journalist, and…
Miles, Shanna
Shanna Miles is an author, reviewer, librarian, wife, and mother of two daughters. She advocates for the appropriate representation of marginalized groups in children's fiction.
Jones, Yuko
She has a degree in English, Psychology, and Human Development. Thanks to her work with children, she discerned that children’s picture books can play an important part in their lives and growth. Therefore, she found a love for illustrating…
Lee, Lyla
She is a Korean American author and a teacher. She started writing when she was very young and wrote her first book when she has only fourteen. She often visits schools and makes special appearances to read to children and to discuss her texts.
Erivo, Cynthia
She is an award-nominated actress, artist, and author. Erivo uses her platform to advocate for diversity in the arts, especially for women and for people of color.
Barlow, Charnelle Pinkney
She is a surface designer, which is similar to a graphic designer but they make designs that can be put unto surfaces like fabric. Barlow is also an illustrator. She started doing art and working as an illustrator as a way to tell her story and make…
McNaught, Harry
With children's stories likeAnimal Babies, 500 Words to Grow On, and his most popular picture book,The Truck Book, Harry McNaught is a children's book author and illustrator from Pennsylvania, United States.
Johnson, Leah
Johnson is a bestselling YA author, and 2021 Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow. You Should See Me in a Crown is her debut YA novel. Though not relevant to the novel, she has ADHD.
Grasso, Stella Partheniou
Born in Nicosia, Cyprus, and growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Grasso spent a lot of her time making crafts, conducting science experiments, and reading. Ever since becoming a writer, Grasso has been working in children's publishing from 2003…
Johnson, George M.
Johnson, who resides in the NYC area, is the bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue. They also work as a journalist, activist, executive producer and writer.
Jones, Kimberly
Jones is a bestselling YA author, as well as a filmmaker and activist. She “hosts the Atlanta Chapter of the popular Well Read Black Girl book club, as well as the [...] YA Truth or Dare author panel at the Decatur Book Festival." (About)
Segal, Gilly
"Gilly grew up in Florida, came of age in Israel, where she served in the IDF and graduated from Hebrew University, and finally decided to call Decatur, Georgia home." (About) She is also Chief Legal Officer for an advertising agency.
Gemeinhart, Dan
Gemeinhart spent 13 years as a teacher-librarian in Washington.