Trisha Speed Shaskan, Lisa Bolt Simons, Patrick Mader, Kari van Wakeren, Shannon Gibney, Marcie Rendon, Sheila O'Connor, Anne Greenwood Brown, Stephen Shaskan, Kevin Lovegreen, Eileen Beha, Margi Preus, Nikki Rajala, Mary Losure, Tammy Wilson, Art Coulson, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Joan Wolf
Art Coulson is a writer, editor and storyteller who served as the first executive director of the Wilma Mankiller Foundation in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, after a 25-year career in journalism. The foundation, which carries on Wilma’s legacy of social justice and community... Read More →
Cori Doerrfeld is a full time author/illustrator who has helped create numerous books with both local and national publishers. Her books include titles such as The Rabbit Listened, Good Dog, and The True Adventures of Esther the Wonder Pig. When Cori isn’t busy making books, she... Read More →
Kari van Wakeren is a Lutheran pastor, wife, and mom of two young kids. She is also the author of the children’s book, Bubble Wrap Girl, which celebrates resilience and the courage to do hard things. She and her family live in Alexandria, MN. She can be reached at karivan... Read More →
Simons is a writer and a teacher. Her publications include over 30 nonfiction children's books, four middle grade novels, and the adult history book FARIBAULT WOOLEN MILL: LOOMED IN THE LAND OF LAKES. Accolades include an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship and a... Read More →
From the titles, you might think Mary Losure’s books are fiction. But she assures you that every word of ISAAC THE ALCHEMIST: SECRETS OF ISAAC NEWTON, REVEAL’D is not only true, but documented with primary sources. So is WILD BOY: THE REAL LIFE OF THE SAVAGE OF AVEYRON and even... Read More →
Patrick “Packy” Mader has a background in education, business, and agriculture, with a professional career as an elementary teacher and is the author of five books. He grew up on a dairy farm near St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, and has been a lifelong fan of sports at all levels... Read More →
Stephen Shaskan is the author and illustrator of several picture books including: Big Choo, Toad on the Road, Max Speed, and The Three Triceratops Tuff. He is also the illustrator of the picture book Punk Skunks and the graphic novel series Q and Ray, both written by his wife Trisha... Read More →
Trisha Speed Shaskan has written over forty books for children, including the picture book Punk Skunks and the latest graphic novel in the series Q & Ray: Case #3: Foul Play at Elm Tree Park about a rat and hedgehog who solve mysteries, which are both illustrated by her husband Stephen... Read More →
Eileen Beha is the author of two novels for young readers ages 8 to 12: Tango The Tale of an Island Dog and The Secrets of Eastcliff-by-the-Sea, a nominee for the 2017 - 2018 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award. Eileen lives with her husband Ralph and a wonderful dog named Daisy in Minneapolis... Read More →
Joan M. Wolf is both a teacher and a writer. She has been a public school teacher in MN for over 25 years and has been publishing almost as long. Besides publishing teacher resource books, Joan has published two award winning middle grade novels: Runs With Courage and Someone... Read More →
Minnesota author, speaker and outdoor enthusiast Kevin Lovegreen, finds great joy inspiring kids to read, write and enjoy the outdoors. Young readers follow Lucky Luke on amazing hunting and fishing adventures, in the one of a kind book series, Lucky Luke’s Hunting Adventures. As... Read More →
Kurtis Scaletta is the author of several novels for young readers including Mudville(2009), Mamba Point (2010), The Tanglewood Terror (2011), The Winter of the Robots (2013), and Rooting for Rafael Rosales (2017). He also wrote the Topps League series (illustrated by Eric Wight and... Read More →
Michael Hall is the author of 10 picture books which range from Red: A Crayon's Story, used in classrooms around the world to discuss emotions and abilities, to My Heart is Like a Zoo, a New York Times bestselling picture book dealing with shapes and imagination. Michael is a frequent... Read More →
"No wonder Nikki Rajala writes about voyageurs—her French-Canadian ancestors paddled birch bark canoes on many fur trade brigades. One family story that inspired this book is of a great-great who wintered for 16 years in fur posts west of Lake Superior before returning to his home... Read More →
Polly Carlson-Voiles lives with her husband, Steve, and her dogs, atop an ancient rock in northern Minnesota, a short canoe paddle to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Here they can hear wolves howl and can see for miles in every direction. Polly is a retired Minneapolis... Read More →
Sheila O’Connor writes books for readers of all ages. Her novels for young people include Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth, Keeping Safe the Stars, and Sparrow Road. Awards for her work include the Michigan Prize for Literary Fiction, Minnesota Book Award, International Reading Award... Read More →
Tammy Wilson is an elementary principal in Saint Cloud, MN. Working in a school with a high Somali population, she saw a need for her students to see themselves represented in literature. This compelled her to write a book to not only inspire children, but also educate adults... Read More →
Trisha Speed Shaskan, Lisa Bolt Simons, Patrick Mader, Kari van Wakeren, Shannon Gibney, Marcie Rendon, Jacqueline West, Sheila O'Connor, Anne Greenwood Brown, Stephen Shaskan, Kevin Lovegreen, Eileen Beha, Margi Preus, Nikki Rajala, Carrie Mesrobian, Kurtis Scaletta, Mary Losure, Michael Hall, Tammy Wilson, Cori Doerrfeld, Art Coulson, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Joan Wolf
Anne Greenwood Brown grew up in Minnesota and spent her summers on Lake Superior, which is the muse for many of her novels, most especially her trilogy about killer mermaids in the Great Lakes (Lies Beneath, Deep Betrayal, and Promise Bound). Her contemporary novels (Girl Last Seen... Read More →
Carrie Mesrobian is the author of four novels. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing & Hispanic Studies and an MFA in Fiction from the Rainier Writers Workshop of Pacific Lutheran University. She has written essays and poetry for Brain,Child magazine, Calyx, the Minneapolis Star Tribune... Read More →
Jacqueline West is the author of the NYT-bestselling middle grade series THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE and the YA novel DREAMERS OFTEN LIE. Her new middle grade fantasy, THE COLLECTORS, will be released by Greenwillow/HarperCollins in October 2018. Her debut, THE SHADOWS (THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE... Read More →
Marcie Rendon, enrolled citizen of the White Earth Nation. Rendon’s debut novel, Murder on the Red River (2017 Cinco Puntos Press) is a Spur Finalist in the Western Writers of America 2018 Spur awards-Best Western contemporary Novel category. Two nonfiction children’s books are... Read More →
Margi Preus is the author of the Newbery Honor book Heart of a Samurai and other books for young readers, including the Minnesota Book Award winning West of the Moon, and the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award book The Clue in the Trees, part of the Enchantment Lake mystery series... Read More →
Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, activist, and the author of See No Color (Carolrhoda Lab, 2015), a young adult novel that won the 2016 Minnesota Book Award in Young Peoples' Literature. Gibney is faculty in English at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, where she teaches... Read More →
Trisha Speed Shaskan, Lisa Bolt Simons, Patrick Mader, Kari van Wakeren, Jacqueline West, Anne Greenwood Brown, Stephen Shaskan, Kevin Lovegreen, Margi Preus, Nikki Rajala, Carrie Mesrobian, Mary Losure, Michael Hall, Tammy Wilson, Cori Doerrfeld, Art Coulson, Polly Carlson-Voiles, Joan Wolf
