Posts tagged New York
David Hillman – Publisher, Creative Director, Author, Illustrator

David Hillman, Author, Illustrator, Publisher of Picture books! My goal for a visit is to engage and have fun! Starting with a little bit of my background, who I am, what I do, why I do it, and what exactly is a picture book. Explaining what it takes to create a book, taking them through the step-by-step process, and then taking any questions.

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Daniel Jude Miller – author, illustrator, graphic designer, web creator, publisher

Hello! Do you know what's better than an author visit? An author, illustrator, graphic designer, web creator and publisher visit! And that's where I come in because I have all of those jobs. But more importantly, I love sharing what I do do with young students and inspiring them to begin their own creative journey.

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Lotus Kay, Youth children's book author, writer, songwriter

Lotus Kay is a youth writer, singer/songwriter and children’s book author. Her writings have been published in various outlets such as Thrive Global, Green Child Magazine, Light of Consciousness, Kindness Magazine, and many others.

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Melissa Stoller, Children's Author

Melissa is a Blogger and Course Assistant for the Children’s Book Academy, a Regional Ambassador for The Chapter Book Challenge, a volunteer with SCBWI/MetroNY, and a founding member of The Book Meshuggenahs. She also interviews authors on her blog, This Writing Life, and offers book tips and resources.

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Raynelda Calderon, Children's Author, Librarian

Raynelda Calderon’s work with children inspires her to write about the accomplishments of Hispanic figures in history. Through her writing, she hopes to inspire young readers to follow their passions and never take no for an answer.

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Jennifer Kurani, Award-winning Children's Author

Jennifer Kurani was born and raised in New York, and spent her childhood always using her imagination. As an adult, she worked at Scholastic in children's publishing, edited creative writing essays, and developed web content for parents and students. She lives in New York City with her husband and two loving children, and believes in spreading the love.

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Sunayna Prasad, Children's fantasy author

Sunayna Prasad enjoys writing fantasy books for children, as well as cooking, creating artwork, watching online videos, and blogging. She has also written The Frights of Fiji, formerly titled as From Frights to Flaws. She is passionate about modern life, fantasy, and world-building. Sunayna has graduated from college in May 2017. She lives in Long Island, New York.

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Donna M. McDine, Award-Winning Children's Author

My books take the reader on unique spell-bounding rides whether it be the adrenaline rush of escaping via the Underground Railroad, the slip of the ice beneath your skates, the harsh reality of the Royal Navy Press Gangs, the discovery of whale poachers at the beach, experience the first day of kindergarten nervousness or follow the journey of a rescued dog in finding his forever home.

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Artie Bennett, Children's Author

Artie Bennett is an executive copy editor by day and a writer by night. He is the author of an inspirational, humorous, award-winning picture-book biography of a hapless, though beloved, racehorse: The True Story of Zippy Chippy: The Little Horse That Couldn’t. When Artie stumbled upon the story of Zippy Chippy, he found himself champing at the bit to introduce young readers to this remarkable tale of whoa! Zippy Chippy, a thoroughbred of impeccable pedigree …

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