Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
brookebaum.com
✍🏾 📚 Author & Editor • Southern girl • Spinner of speculative tales for kids, teens + adults • BUY the Locus Award Winning + Ignyte Award Finalist + Indie-Bestselling THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE today! @Flatironbooks • linktr.ee/literarydesiree
Composer, writer, educator & arts administrator with a side of improv and acting. Full University Prof; Director of Central Florida Composers Forum; Picture Book author; Screenwriter. Repped by Joyce Sweeney.
#ASCAP. #SCBWI. #12x12. #PBParty 2024 & 2025
🍎Reading Specialist teacher |📚children’s author| ✏️ #PBParty Finalist 2024 and 2021 | PB MG | #kidlit #SCBWI #TPT- Reading Tree 123| THE NEW KID SERIES🚌
Maureenstraka.Wordpress.com
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🎨 Children’s Book Illustrator & Animator
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#KidLit Writer/SCBWI/12x12 • ‘25 HM #50Precious Words & Valentiny Contest • Winner ‘24 Halloweensie Contest & #KitLitChuckleChallenge • Performer: Riverdance •
Kidlit and adult genre author, PBRisingStars Mentee
🧠 AuDHD Latina Podcaster | 📕 PB + MG Author | Reviewer at Publishers Weekly | State Ambassador & OIB Committee | 🧑🎓Catalyst Creators Scholarship Fund Founder | and more!
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🪻Scientist, writer, earth lover. 📝Aspiring #kidlit author. 🎈2025 #PBParty participant.🌟2025 #PBRisingStars mentee.
Writer, Artist, and Enginerd
Author/ Illustrator Naturalist/ Educator
Artist, Curriculum Writer, Maker, Mom
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www.wineberrywoodpress.com
Registered Nurse, author & certified K-12 educator. (She/her) #scbwi SoBreeze RA. Pitchwars & WriteMentor alum. Rep: Kristen Terrette/ Martin Literary Management
Pre-published #kidlit writer of picture books!
Lover of food, music, wordplay and general silliness.
Storytime lady = bringer of joy. Writer of #PB #MG. Highlighting the funny, frustrating, and forgotten. Surviving querying.
#kidlit maker of literary mischief (mainly #picturebooks #pb )
* member of #SCBWI #12x12PB & Writers’ Loft * a #pbrisingstars 2025 runner-up
Grateful Mom & Babi | Writer | Retreat Facilitator Connector of Humans & Ideas + Wonder + Joy = Holy Moments #SCBWI #12x12PB #StoryStorm #PBParty Finalist 2024 #PBRisingStars Runner-Up 2025
www.thevillagejoymaker.com
Writer of sorts. Mom who doesn't own sweatpants. Really just an uphill battle.
✏️ #PBRisingStars Runner-Up '23, ‘24, ‘25
✏️ #PBParty HM ‘25
✏️ #50PreciousWords HM '23
✏️ ⅕ of Chicka Chicka Zoom Zoom
✏️ #12x12PB
✏️ #InkedVoices
✏️ #CtC
✏️ #KidlitZombieWeek
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