Ogle
Rex Ogle is the award-winning author of over a hundred books, comics, memoirs, novels-in-verse, and graphic novels. Born and raised in Texas, he knew at age 6 he wanted to be a writer. Now he’s excited to share his stories, journey, and experiences with youth. He is best known for his prose memoir trilogy–Free Lunch, […]
OHora
Zachariah OHora is the illustrator of the New York Times best seller Wolfie the Bunny. His debut as an author, Stop Snoring Bernard! won the 2011 Society of Illustrators Founders Award and was the 2012 State of PA Dept of Ed One book. His follow up, Not Fits Nilson! was named the Huffington Post Best […]
Mangal
Working at the intersection of nature, literature, and culture, Mélina Mangal’s work has been published by Milkweed Editions, Coffee House Press, W.W. Norton, and Carolina Wren Press. She is the author of six biographies for youth, including the forthcoming collaboration with Sun Yung Shin Revolutions Are Made of Love: The Story of James Boggs and […]
Magoon
Scott Magoon is an award-winning author and New York Times bestselling illustrator of nearly 40 picture books, including Rescue & Jessica: A Life Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes, the Misunderstood Shark series by Ame Dyckman and the Spoon series by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. He is also the author/illustrator of the Extincts series […]
LaRocca
Rajani LaRocca is a physician and award-winning author of books for young people. She was born in Bangalore, India, immigrated to the U.S. as a baby, and spent most of her childhood in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, she trained in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she’s […]
Kelly
Lynne Kelly’s career as a sign language interpreter has taken her everywhere from classrooms to hospitals to Alaskan cruises. She was born in Galesburg, Illinois, grew up in Houston, lived in some much colder places, then found her way back to the Houston area. For a few years she also taught special education, a good […]
Hill Brown
India Hill Brown is an author with a passion for writing, reading, and all things literary. Her debut novel, The Forgotten Girl, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Youth/Teens. It’s both a spooky original ghost story and a timely and important storyline about reclaiming an abandoned segregated cemetery. […]
Blackwood
Lauren Blackwood is a Jamaican American living in Virginia who writes Romance-heavy Fantasy for most ages. When not writing, she’s a musician and a tiramisu connoisseur. Her debut YA Fantasy Within These Wicked Walls was a New York Times Bestseller and the Reese’s Book club Fall 2021 YA Pick. Within These Wicked Walls (2021) follows […]
Duskey Rinker
Sherri Duskey Rinker is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steam Train, Dream Train and the Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site series (twelve picture books and counting!). She is also the author of young middle novel Revver the Speedway Squirrel and its sequel, a brand new picture book series that kicks off with Roto and Roy: Helicopter Heroes, and […]
Diaz
Lucky Diaz is a GRAMMY Award-winning, multi–Latin Grammy-winning, multi–EMMY nominated author, musician, keynote speaker, and taco lover whose storytelling spans music, television, literature, and live speaking. As a first-generation Mexican-American, his work celebrates identity, creativity, joy, and community, bringing vibrant bilingual narratives to audiences across the country. Widely recognized as a leading voice in family […]