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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Collins, Suzanne
Suzanne Collins began her career as a children's television show writer then an author. Collins is an award winning author which inlcude the 2016 Authors Guild Award for Distingushed Service to the Literary Community, the 2008 CYBIL Award for Fantasy…
De La Cruz, Melissa
Melissa De La Cruz is a New York Times Bestselling author and is an award winning novelist for all ages. Melissa has wanted to write since she was 11 years old and has written many different YA series since she started writing. She graduated from…
Dean, James
James Dean is also a self-taught artist. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full-time and…
Dean, Kimberly
Kimberly Dean is a children’s author, artist, and yoga enthusiast best known as a NYT bestselling author and co-parent of children’s book character Pete the Cat series.
Grant, Michael
Michael Grant has written around 150 books (with his wife Katherine, as himself, under pseudonyms and as a ghostwriter). Born into a military family, Grant has been accommodated in fifty homes and studied at five different schools in U.S. and three…
Gratz, Alan
Gratz is a bestselling author of young adult literature who comes from Tennessee.
Harrell, Rob
Rob Harrell is the author/illustrator who created many graphic novels and comic strips, such as the Life of Zarf series, Monster on the Hill, the Batpig series. He continues to write his daily comic strip Adam@Home. He lives in Zionsville, Indiana…
Harris, Zakiya Dalila
Zakiya Dalila Harris is an author who writes novels based on her African identity. She has a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chaple Hill. She was born and raised in Connecticut but now lives in Brooklyn with her husband.
Hazelwood, Ali
Ali Hazelwood is from Italy and moved to Japan and then Germany. Afterwards, she moved to the United States where she got her Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She is an established writer, and now a Professor.
Hill, Lawrence
Canadian writer and activist, Hill is passionate about giving back to others and writing stories about humanity and inhumanity. He has volunteered and founded funds that support women and girls in developing areas of Africa. He has collaborated with…
Hinton, Susan Eloise
She is an American writer who focuses on Young Adult novels set in the United States, specifically Oklahoma. She is often given credit for introducing the YA genre. She went by S. E. Hinton in her work as she did not want her male readers to dismiss…
Hopkins, Ellen
She is a poet, public speaker, author, and freelance writer who has written numerous New York Times bestselling YA novels. These include her novels written in verse, such as Crank, Burned, and Glass, which explore teenage drug addiction and mental…
Khan, Sabrina
Sabrina Khan is an author and an educational consultant. Born to her Pakistani mother and Bangladeshi father, Khan has lived in Bangladesh, Macao, Illinois, Texas, and now British Columba. She has a BA in political science and is passionate about…
Kinew, Wab
Wab Kinew is the best-selling andaward-winning author ofGo Show the World and The Reason You Walk. Heis a former musician, journalist, and CBC broadcaster and is currently both the MLA for Fort Rouge and the Leader of the Manitoba NDP.
Kinney, Jeff
Born in Maryland, Jeff Kinney is the author and illustrator of theDiary of a Wimpy Kidgraphic novel series. He earned his BA from the University of Maryland and is married with two children.