Patrice Gopo is the child of Jamaican immigrants and was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. As a child, she loved twirling a globe, dreaming about cities and states, countries and continents. As an adult, she loves words and enjoys pondering how places shape the people we become. She is the award-winning author of essay [ Read the full article… ]
28 Days
Day 19: Jamison Shea
All my ideas come from changing expectations—what if Misty Copeland had an attitude problem and a vengeful streak? What if the “psychic” really can see the future, but she lies anyway? At the core of my stories are emotions and experiences a lot of us can understand: being looked down on, not being believed, everybody assuming you’re the aggressor when really you’re the victim. I just like to give those feelings a supernatural twist, something big and dramatic for us to live through and be victorious.
Day 18: Tamisha Anthony
Tamisha is an illustrator working for various clients such as Penguin Random House, Macmillan Publishers, Little Brown, and Chronicle Books. She finds that educating little ones or the young at heart always inspires her art. She has been an educator for the past several years teaching at institutions such as the New-York Historical Society and [ Read the full article… ]
Day 17: Lesley Younge
Lesley Younge is a writer, middle school educator, and the author of four books for young people. Nearer My Freedom is an award winning verse novel remix of Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography. A-Train Allen, her first picture book, is an ode to kids like her son who love cities and trains. Two books on the nonviolent [ Read the full article… ]
Day 16: Angela Dalton
Angela Dalton is a children’s book author from Oakland, California. In addition to writing books for young readers, she has also created online kids’ games, and is developing a puppet video series and a story time video program. Bio Angela Dalton is an award-winning author of children’s literature whose work has been recognized by the [ Read the full article… ]
Day 15: Lance Evans
Lance Evans is a professional illustrator/storyteller based in New Jersey. With an insatiable curiosity and a passion for learning, he utilizes all forms of media to find ways to better his creative practice. His work includes picture books, covers, fashion illustrations, editorial illustrations, graphics for clothing, record covers, and more. In his downtime, he’s an [ Read the full article… ]
Day 14: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
Like the sunflower in her picture, Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie radiates joy. Whether greeting fellow children’s book creators or sharing with the young people she serves as an author and educator, her spirit shines with the love of connection, exploring the meaning behind every-day moments and savoring life. Her latest picture book, WE GO SLOW, shows [ Read the full article… ]
Day 13: Helena Haywoode Henry
Take a lover of fantasy stories, keen legal mind, strong sense of social justice, big heart and killer concept creator and you get debut author Helena Haywoode Henry. Some have compared her stand-out YA speculative fiction novel, LAST CHANCE LIVE!, to The Hunger Games and Squid Game. But Henry has created something that’s singular in [ Read the full article… ]