Dame Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, resigning in 2019. She was the first female poet, the first Scottish-born poet and the first openly lesbian poet to hold the Poet Laureate position.
Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an American author of children's books and young adult novels.
A verse novel is a type of narrative poetry in which a novel-length narrative is told through the medium of poetry rather than prose. Either simple or complex stanzaic verse-forms may be used, but there will usually be a large cast, multiple voices, dialogue, narration, description, and action in a novelistic manner.
X. J. Kennedy is an American poet, translator, anthologist, editor, and author of children's literature and textbooks on English literature and poetry. He was long known as Joe Kennedy; but, wishing to distinguish himself from Joseph P. Kennedy, he added an "X" as his first initial.
Justine Larbalestier is an Australian writer of young adult fiction best known for her 2009 novel, Liar.
Marilyn Singer is an author of children's books in a wide variety of genres, including fiction and non-fiction picture books, juvenile novels and mysteries, young adult fantasies, and poetry.
Nikki Grimes is an American author of books written for children and young adults, as well as a poet and journalist.
Aileen Lucia Fisher was an American writer of more than a hundred children's books, including poetry, picture books in verse, prose about nature and America, biographies, Bible-themed books, plays, and articles for magazines and journals. Her poems have been anthologized many times and are frequently used in textbooks. In 1978 she was awarded the second National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Born in Michigan, Fisher moved to Colorado as an adult and lived there for the rest of her life.
Margaret H. Lippert is an American author of books and anthologies drawing from the folklore and storytelling traditions of cultures from around the world.
Valerie Worth Bahlke was an American poet and writer of children's books under her maiden name, Valerie Worth.
Celia Barker Lottridge is a Canadian children's writer.
Joyce Sidman is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal.
Demi is a children’s book author and illustrator. During her career she has published over 300 titles.
Lee Bennett Hopkins was an American educator, poet, author, and anthologist. He was the author or editor of over 100 books for children, as well as a number of books and articles for adults.
Isabel Campoy is an author of children's books, poetry, and pedagogical resources. Central to Campoy's work is the promotion of bilingual education.
Jen Bryant is an American poet, novelist, and children's author.
Monica Gunning is a Jamaican American children's book author and poet. Her work deals with both the Caribbean of her childhood and the immigrant experience.
Zetta Elliott is a Canadian-American poet, playwright, and author. Her first picture book Bird, won many awards. She has also been recognized for other contributions to children's literature, as well as for her essays, plays, and young adult novels.
Kathryn Osebold Galbraith is an American author of children's books.
Myra Cohn Livingston was an American poet, writer, and educator who is primarily known for her books of free verse children's poetry.
