Kari Ann Gonzalez
Kari Ann Gonzalez is an award-winning writer of children's fiction and informational fiction with a heaping helping of humor and STEAM concepts. When she is not regaling her family with tall tales or creating colorful characters for her stories, you will find her reading voraciously. Two cats and six chickens are kind enough to share their home with Kari and her family in California. To learn more about Kari visit https://www.karianngonzalez.com.
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Carolyn Bennett Fraiser
CAROLYN BENNETT FRAISER is a children's author and life-long lover of books and nature. Her passion is to inspire curiosity and a love of reading in children of all ages. Carolyn and her husband currently live on a small homestead in western North Carolina where inspires local youth to read, write, and dream. When she is not reading, writing, or researching a new topic, Carolyn enjoys playing the piano, hiking, and snuggling with her rescued furbabies.
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Marzieh Abbas
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Author bio: Marzieh is an award-winning author. Raised between the bustling cities of Dubai, U.A.E and Karachi, Pakistan, Marzieh loves traveling, reading and samosas. She is a member of SCBWI, 12x12, and a graduate of the Lyrical Language Lab, Children's Book Academy, and Storyteller Academy. She loves teaching fellow creatives and has conducted several classes online for writers. She is active on Twitter, Blue sky, and Threads where she continues to form connections with the Writing Community, runs a kidlit review group on Facebook and blogs about her author journey and life in Pakistan on Instagram. Marzieh dreams of owning a talking parrot someday. But, until then, she lives in Pakistan with her husband and children who in -
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Avani Dwivedi is an author and illustrator living in Jersey City, NJ. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a B.F.A in Illustration. Avani grew up in Mumbai, India and later moved to the States to pursue her passion of becoming an artist. Even when away from home, she held on to her most precious gems — memories of her sweet childhood, the lived experience of being a South-Asian woman and her love for creating whimsical art. She aims to paint stories and illustrations through which she can share a more diverse perspective of the world.
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Korena Di Roma Howley
Korena Di Roma Howley grew up in Asia and the U.S. and always had plenty of books in tow while traveling around the Pacific. A freelance journalist and editor, Korena primarily reports on science news and education for multiple outlets. Her debut picture book, Sarang Saves the School, a Junior Library Guild Selection, is illustrated by Joowon Oh and will be released by Candlewick on July 8, 2025. Her second picture book, A Hanbok for Hana, also with Candlewick and illustrated by Jaime Kim, will be published in 2026. She lives in Virginia with her husband and son.
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Kimberly Lee
Kimberly Lee is the award-winning author of BOYS DON’T FRY (Freeman Book Awards 2023 (Honorable Mention); Crystal Kite Awards 2024 (Honor)) and the co-author of WHAT IF?. She is also the Managing Editor of parenting platform makchic.com, a lawyer, and was named one of Tatler Gen T. List 2023’s Leaders of Tomorrow in Asia.
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Kimberly is a firm believer in the power of stories to create change, and in the right of every child to have their voice heard. She lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with husband and their two young sons. When she isn't busy writing, or navigating life with her family, Kimberly can often be found singing, stress baking, and covertly consuming her own baked goods.
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Bonnie Kelso
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Bonnie studied Fine Art at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. While she completed her BFA she also worked as a teacher assistant for the RISD Printmaking Department, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, the Rhode Island School for the Deaf, The Boston Children’s Museum, and United Cerebral Palsy.
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Marzieh Abbas
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Author bio: Marzieh is an award-winning author. Raised between the bustling cities of Dubai, U.A.E and Karachi, Pakistan, Marzieh loves traveling, reading and samosas. She is a member of SCBWI, 12x12, and a graduate of the Lyrical Language Lab, Children's Book Academy, and Storyteller Academy. She loves teaching fellow creatives and has conducted several classes online for writers. She is active on Twitter, Blue sky, and Threads where she continues to form connections with the Writing Community, runs a kidlit review group on Facebook and blogs about her author journey and life in Pakistan on Instagram. Marzieh dreams of owning a talking parrot someday. But, until then, she lives in Pakistan with her husband and children who in -
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Jyoti writes stories that speak to her heart, that reflect her multiple identities, that she wishes her daughters had growing up, that she wishes her students had now.
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Lynn Street
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Katie Lee Reinert
Katie Lee Reinert is a picture book author who loves writing books about the magic of imagination that will inspire kids and make them laugh. She lives outside of Portland, Oregon with her family where she loves exploring new hiking trails in the summer and trying to stay dry in the winter.
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Thelia Hutchinson
Thelia Hutchinson was born in Jamaica and raised in The Bronx, New York.
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Thelia is a registered nurse, poet and children’s author.
Thelia discovered her love of writing from her first poetry writing assignment. With her love of poetry and the birth of her wonderful daughter, Thelia began to extend her love of writing to children’s books.
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Bonnie Kelso
Bonnie is an author, illustrator, and art facilitator living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the mother of two young boys, whom she credits for endless inspiration during the creation of her books.
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