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Abe, T. S.
She is a British illustrator who graduated from Saint Martins University of the Arts. Her drawings have appeared on album covers, exhibition walls, novels, and London buses. She places importance on projecting and including the black race positively…
Acevedo, Elizabeth
Elizabeth is an Afro-Dominican author, poet, and performer. When she was teaching English in Maryland to eighth grade students in a school where 80 percent of its students were Latinos, she realized the need to publish books that her students can…
Adeyemi, Tomi
Adeyemi is a Nigerian-American writer and creative writing coach based in California. She graduated Harvard University with an honors degree in English literature and after studied West African mythology and culture in Salvador, Brazil.
Akpan, Godwin
Self-taught artist, Akpan has skills in digital painting, concept art, comic art, matte painting, photoshop, and illustration. He's not only an illustrator forAmari and the Night Brothers,but he is also a contributor.
Alba, Jessica
Jessica Alba is an American actress and businesswoman. She rose to fame as a Hollywood actress, founded The Honest Company in 2012, and published her first novel in early 2013. A leading voice in charity and activism, she is an advocate and an…
Alemagna, Beatrice
Alemagna is an established illustrator whose work has been brought to light by many publishers, including Albin Michel and Harper Collins.
Aleman, Daniel
Daniel Aleman is a McGill University graduate. Indivisible is his first novel.
Ali, S. K.
Sajidah (S. K.) Ali is a Indian- Canadian author of children and young adult books. Most of her novels address issues related to American Muslim teenagers (S. K. Ali)
Alston, B.B.
Barnes and Nobles Overall Kids and YA Book award winner, Alston has been writing fantasy and even horror stories since middle school. After years of rejection from many publishers, he enrolled in a biomedical science program. Through Twitter and with…
Angelilli, Brenda E.
Angelilli is a Latinx artist and deisgner. Professionally, she has worked with many publishers and imprints including Harper Collins Children's Books and Abrams before settling at Little, Brown and Company in 2021 as the associate art director. She…
Antony, Steve
Antony is an accomplished illustrator and author.
Aronson, Billy
Aronson is best known for his work with PBS Kids’ Peg+Cat. As a writer and producer, he is inspired by iconic figures such as Joni Mitchell, The Brothers Grimm and Camus.
Baldacchino, Christine
Baldacchino, who lives in Toronto, has a background in early childhood education. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is her first book; it is based on a situation she encountered in one of the schools where she was teaching. The book was a…
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…
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").
Beaty, Andrea
Andrea Beaty’s family ran a grocery store in Benton, Illinois where she developed a love for reading mystery books. After attending Southern Illinois University for computer science where afterwards she obtained a job for a computer software company…
Berenstain, Jan
An American writer and illustrator best known for creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.
Billelis (Billy Bogiatzoglou)
He is a 3D illustrator and digital artist who currently is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He specializes in dark visuals and decorative art, and likes to expand his artistic skills to create his own style.
Blabey, Aaron
Aaron is an Australian children's book author and artist who was also an actor until the mid-2000s. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon, and the best-selling Pig the Pug are among his award-winning picture books.
Black, Holly
Holly Black is a writer who currently lives in New England with her husband and son. She was born and raised in West Long Branch, New Jersey and moved away when she got older. Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author for over thirty of her…
Blackall, Sophie
Sophie Blackall has illustrated more than 30 children's books. She won the Caldecott Medal in 2016 forFinding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear(2015) and in 2019 forHello, Lighthouse (2018). She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Bowater, Charlie
She is a lead concept artist and illustrator who has worked for clients like Penguin Random House and Harper Collins to create book covers and editorial illustrations. Bowater is the cover artist for Margaret Rogerson's Vespertine.
Carrier, Roch
Carrier is an acclaimed author. He has written "novels, short stories, plays, film and television scripts, essays, travel books, and poetry" ("Roch Carrier"). On top of that, he was also Canada’s National Librarian.
Cartwright, Debra
Cartwright received her BA in Art History and Studio in 2010 from University of Virginia. She also received her MFA from Mason School of Arts, Rutgers University in 2010.
Cartwright resides in Annapolis, Maryland.
Cartwright resides in Annapolis, Maryland.
Carvalho, Adams
Carvalho is an illustrator who specializes in digital art and creates prints on cotton paper.