Session A
Preferred Pronouns: He, Him
Art Director: Scholastic
Bio:
Brian LaRossa (he/him) is an executive art director in the hardcover picture book group at Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books. After hours he teaches a course on design criticism for The City College of New York. He has written numerous critical essays for publications such as Design Observer and AIGA’s Eye on Design. He also regularly volunteers for We Need Diverse Books and manages his own display font foundry, which developed a typeface for Google Fonts. Brian also writes fiction, and is represented by Liz Nealon, founder of Great Dog Literary. His work has won awards from the Type Directors Club, Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Print Magazine, and his conceptual poetry is included in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art. He lives and works in New York City.
What I'm Looking For:
PB and MG dummies, but only if they’re full and complete + Illustrator portfolios. I’m not a fit for YA or graphic novels. Open to anything else.