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Cole Gibsen |
Cole Gibsen discovered her love of writing in Mrs. Lochman's sixth grade class. Her tastes later turned toward poetry, and in college, Cole set her poetry to music and joined a band. Luckily for Cole (and people who love music), she quit the band and decided to devote herself to her true love: young adult fiction. Her debut, Katana, is due out from Flux in Spring 2012. Cole resides in the Greater St. Louis area with her husband, daughter, and cranky border collie. {site} |
Laura Goode |
Laura Goode found herself propelled unexpectedly into writing teen fiction after writing poetry and plays. She holds an MFA and a BA in English and creative writing from Columbia University, and her poems have appeared in Denver Quarterly, Fawlt, and other journals. She lives in San Francisco and really, really likes to read. Her debut novel, Sister Mischief, is forthcoming from Candlewick Press.
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Maurissa Guibord |
Before writing for teens, Maurissa Guibord worked slinging pizzas, alphabetizing things, and practicing medicine. Now she writes fiction with a dash of the mysterious, the romantic, and a touch of humor. Her short mystery fiction has been nominated for the Agatha Award. She lives on the coast of Maine with her mysterious cat, romantic husband, and three kids who make her laugh. Her debut novel, Warped, will be published in early 2011 by Delacorte Press.
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Danette Haworth |
Danette Haworth created her first book when she was six, featuring hair-raising pictures of the battle between a green stickboy and a red stickman. She has since stopped illustrating—at least until the market is ready for some really good stickmen. The author of Violet Raines Almost Got Struck By Lightning, she has two middle-grade novels forthcoming: The Summer of Moonlight Secrets (2010) and Me and Jack (2011), all with Walker Books. {site} |
 Shaun David Hutchinson |
Shaun David Hutchinson is the author The Deathday Letter, published by Simon Pulse. His short fiction has previously appeared on the wall of Mrs. Miller's third grade class (with two gold stars), and his non-fiction has been printed in XY Magazine. Shaun lives in Florida with his dog, who is completely blind and mostly insane. {site} |
Antony John |
Antony John was raised in England on a balanced diet of fish and chips, obscure British comedies, and ABBA’s Greatest Hits. In a fit of teenage rebellion, he decided to pursue a career in classical music, culminating in a Ph.D. in composition and a stint as a college professor. Although he doesn’t have much time for composing anymore, music still plays a major role in his novels, including Busted and the forthcoming Five Flavors of Dumb. He lives in St. Louis with his family. {site} |
Misty Kalkofen |
Misty Kalkofen is one of Boston's most highly regarded mixologists, president and founder of LUPEC BOSTON, and a founding member of the Jack Rose Society. Kalkofen’s classic cocktail recipes have been featured in Bon Appetit, the Wall Street Journal, Salon.com, and many other libation-centered publications. {site} |
E.M. Kokie |
E. M. Kokie has always loved the way a good book can sweep you away, but she was a lazy student and never thought she could actually be a writer. So, in between marching band, field hockey and mock trial, and the usual tortures of high school, she wrote stories, but only in her head. Now she shares her stories—specifically, novels for teens that explore identity and self-determination, about characters on the cusp of life-changing moments. Her novel Personal Effects is forthcoming from Candlewick. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her partner. |
Leah Konen |
Leah Konen is a lifestyle journalist and YA fiction author whose work has been published in several newspapers and magazines, including Parenting, Good Housekeeping’s Quick & Simple, and on the web at MetHome.com. Leah lives in Brooklyn, where she can be found either writing fiction in her favorite coffee shop, thrift-store shopping, or reading on the fire escape. |
Helen Landalf |
Helen Landalf is the author of eight books, including the picture book The Secret Night World of Cats, illustrated by her autistic brother, Mark Rimland, which received a 1998 National Parent Publishing Honor Award. Broken Wings, her debut novel for teens, is forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She and her family live in Seattle. |
Jody Little |
Jody Little’s writing career was almost crushed when her fourth grade teacher read her forty-page novel and circled all the spelling errors. Fortunately, inspired by a decade of teaching middle school and even longer spent watching her two children grow, Jody’s muse returned. When not cooking up ideas for her middle grade novels, Jody dreams of singing back-up for Aretha Franklin and becoming a professional dessert taster. She lives in Portland, Oregon. |
Deb Lund |
When she was in fifth grade, Deb Lund published a poem she had written in a book of student writing called Wonder Writers and she was hooked. Since then she has published four picture books for children, including Monsters on Machines and All Aboard the Dinotrain, and has many more in the works. She writes for children because she remembers all too well what it's like to be a kid, or maybe because part of her never grew up. She lives with her family on an island near Seattle. {site} |
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