Jenna Waldman
Jenna Waldman is the author of the picture books, Purr-im Time! (Apples & Honey Press, 2023), Larry’s Latkes, and Sharkbot Shalom (Apples & Honey Press, 2021), and the forthcoming A Purr-fect Passover (Apples & Honey Press, 2025). Jenna is originally from Rhode Island, but now lives in the SF Bay Area. She shares her home […]
Sarah Hetu
Elf Sarah Hetu writes across the genres and loves making words shout, sing and play well together. She has a special love of creating rhyming picture book texts. While still pre-published in the book department, she has published children’s poems, as well as nonfiction and essays in several magazines (SCBWI, Skipping Stones, Parenting NH, Dirigible […]
Wendy Fry
Wendy Fry is a writer, artist, and advocate living in Ambler, PA with her high school sweetheart and their four feisty children. She’s been a member of 12×12 since 2022.
Estrela Lourenço
Originally from Portugal , Estrela has been living in Ireland since 2009. She is a full time Children’s Book Writer and Illustrator with 14 years experience working in the Animation Industry for shows like The Amazing World of Gumball for Cartoon Network and Wander Over Yonder for Disney XD. She held various positions in the roles of Animation Director, Episodic Director, and […]
Beth Stockdale Sadlek
Beth Stockdale Sadlek is a professional Pittsburgh, PA nanny and has three little granddaughters. Children bring her much inspiration! She enjoys reading books and singing songs to her littles, it makes her heart full! She writes fiction and informational fiction picture books. Beth writes songs for children and also enjoys illustrating. She is an elf […]
Sarah Kurpiel
Sarah Kurpiel is a picture book author and illustrator. Her debut book, Lone Wolf, received a starred review from the School Library Journal, while her books Original Cat, Copy Cat and Snake’s Big Mistake were Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. Her latest book, A Little Like Magic, was a BCCB Blue Ribbon Selection and received the Schneider Family Book Award. A member of 12 x 12 since 2020, […]
Kelly Conroy
Picture book writer and poet, Kelly Conroy, is 50% silly, fun-loving, never-grow-up big kid and 50% hard-working, focused, analytical former actuary. She loves all things magical, whimsical, and numerical, and her goal in life is to make people smile. She was initially inspired to write by her cousins, Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of the […]
Judy Sobanski
I have been a member of 12 x 12 since 2016. I love to write humorous and/or rhyming picture books. I am a member of Ohio North SCBWI and belong to a local and online critique group. When not reading, writing or critiquing picture books, I can be found watching old movies, working word puzzles or […]
Megan Woodward
Megan Woodward is an author, ghostwriter, copywriter, and freelance editor. She holds an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA, and is also a working and produced comedy screenwriter and the scriptwriter for the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade. Her debut picture book, This Book is Definitely Not Cursed (Simon and Schuster) was released June 25, 2024. She is […]
Beth Volkmann
Beth Volkmann is a former early childhood educator, ESL teacher, once-upon-a-time children’s store owner, and life-long learner in the fields of child development. literacy and, of course, literature. Beth writes under the influence of Nature and hopes that her stories can engender excitement, curiosity and wonder in young readers who happen upon her (future) books. […]
