Kirsten W. Larson
Kirsten Larson used to work with rocket scientists at NASA. Now she writes books for curious kids. Kirsten is the author of the picture books: WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: EMMA LILIAN TODD INVENTS AN AIRPLANE, illustrated by Tracy Subisak (Calkins Creek, 2020), A TRUE WONDER: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything, illustrated by Katy Wu (Clarion, 2021), THE FIRE OF STARS: The […]
Katelyn Aronson
Born and raised in Southern California, Katelyn worked as a children’s bookseller for 5 years, then studied abroad in England, then became an au pair in Italy before finally settling in Europe for good. Today, she lives in France, works as a bilingual language instructor in Switzerland, and writes both children’s books & poetry–the joy […]
Karen Greenwald
Karen M. Greenwald is a children’s author, (non-practicing) attorney, and international award-winning brand strategist. A Vote for Susanna, The First Woman Mayor was named one of the 15 Kansas Notable Books of 2022. A Mighty Girl listed it among its 2021 Books of the Year. School Library Journal called it, “An engaging work of narrative nonfiction that has clear applications in classrooms […]
Jo Hart
Jo Hart is an Australian kidlit author, Autism advocate, mum, and teacher. Her children’s and young adult short stories have been published in print and online for over a decade. She especially loves writing fantasy and speculative fiction. In 2020 her young adult climate fiction novella won an Aurealis Award. Jo is an inaugural member […]
Jen Bagan
Jen Bagan is thrilled to be Co-Elf (with the amazing Katelyn Aronson) in the Character-Driven Fiction with Narrative Arcs section of the forum. Jen has been a 12×12 member since 2016. The knowledge she’s gained and the connections she’s made since joining have been invaluable for her and her writing journey. This business can be […]
Elaine Kiely Kearns
Elaine Kiely Kearns is a picture book and middle-grade author and the founder of the children’s writing website, KidLit411. Armed with a master’s degree in Education and working from her home office, she spends her time perusing the internet for golden nuggets of information about children’s writing and creating her own stories. Her debut picture […]
Carrie Finison
Carrie Finison began her literary career at the age of seven with an idea, a box of markers, and her father’s typewriter. She now writes on a laptop, though an old Underwood #5 still sits on her desk. She writes picture books with humor and heart, including Dozens of Doughnuts (Putnam, 2020), a Junior Library Guild selection; […]
Carol Munro
Carol Munro’s former career was in advertising/marketing, but now she does the really important work of writing for kids. Carol believes kids need our books, not only as a way to understand their own experiences but for sheer pleasure, too. Her focus is on picture books, but she also writes poetry and prose for all ages. Even […]
