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Kann, Victoria
Born in New York, Victoria Kann is an award-winning illustrator and New York Times bestselling children's book author of many picture book series. She is best known for her work with PBS Kids' TV series Pinkalicious and Peterrific, which has become…
Sookdeo, Shivana
Sookdeo is an Asian artist living in Brooklyn, New York. She is an award-winning designer and illustrator currently working as a senior designer at Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Farina, Katy
Farina received her MFA in Illustration in 2009 before becoming a full-time illustrator and comic artist. She is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Martin, Ann M.
Martin spent several years working as a teacher before becoming a children's book editor, and later, a children's book author. She is the author of the best-selling The Babysitters Club series, amongst many other works.
Godbout, Geneviève
Godbout lives in Montreal; for several years, she worked in London as a Winnie the Pooh character artist. She has a distinctive, nostalgic style, relying on soft pastels and coloured pencils.
George, Kallie
George is based in Vancouver and holds a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature from the University of British Columbia. Her interests lie in picture books and fairy tales.
Green, John Patrick
John Patrick Green is an award-winning author and illustator from Brooklyn, New York. Most of his graphic novels center around non-human characters.
Painter, Lynn
Lynn Painter's YA debut novel isBetter Than the Movies. She specializes in romantic comedies for both youths and adults and is a frequent contributor to the Omaha World-Herald newspaper.
Casal Goodhue, Liz
Liz Casal Goodhue is a book designer, illustrator, and writer of Cuban roots. She specializes in book cover illustrations as a freelancer and has collaborated with a variety of clients, including Amazon, Audible, Disney-Hyperion, Penguin Random…
Lavriv, Anka
Anka Lavriv is a Ukrainian-born tattoo artist. Her art style is inspired by themes of magic and mysticism, which often manifest themselves in her signature portrayals of mysterious and otherworldly women. She is the cover artist of Hannah Abigail…
Ireland, Meredith
Meredith Ireland is a Korean-American Attorney and writer, born in Seoul. She graduated from the college and university of Miami school of law.
Tags: Asian (author); attorney; author; woman (author)
Glasgow, Kathleen
Kathleen Glasgow is a New York Times best-selling author. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico and her MFA from the University of Minnesota.
McQuiston, Casey
Casey McQuiston is an author of romance novels. She attended Louisiana State University and received a degree in journalism.
Namey, Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor Namey is a Cuban- American Californian who can usually be found haunting her favourite coffee shops to write. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.
Laura is a former teacher who writes young adult novels who…
Laura is a former teacher who writes young adult novels who…
Slonczewski, Joan
They are a science fiction writer and a microbiologist at Kenyon college. They explore many scientific ideas within their novels. They invented the concept of mitochondrial singularity and explored the concept in a couple of their novels. They are…
Moldavsky, Goldy
She grew up in Brooklyn where she currently lives, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She uses her own interest in pop culture to influence her work.
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…
Zoboi, Ibi
She is a New York Times best selling author who writes Young Adult and middle grade novels. She has an MFA in children and YA writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and three children.
Hunt, Robert
He is an American illustrator and painter who works for many clients including companies like Disney, CBS, and Paramount. He is also an associate professor at the California College of Arts and teaches illustration and painting.
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…
Moriarty, Jaclyn
Moriarty was raised in Sydney, Australia with her four sisters and one brother. She studied English and Law. She did her Masters in Law at Yale and her PhD in Law at Cambridge. She returned to Sydney after her studies to practice law and begin her…
McDonald, Janet
McDonald is a young adult fiction novelist. She is American who moved to Paris, France later in her life. As well as being a well known author, McDonald is also a practicing attorney. She also has experience teaching French at Evergreen State…
Firnhaber, James
A freelance illustrator based in Philadelphia who graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in illustration. His art is largely inspired by magical realism, traditional animation, and mythology. Firnhaber is the cover artist for Ellen…
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…
Ho, Joanna
Ho is a Taiwanese-Chinese writer, educator, vice principal, and mom of two. Her work encourages anti-bias, anti-racism, and equity.