Kandace Coston (PB, MG, YA, GN, BD, PR)

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Preferred Pronouns: she/her

Editor: Lee and Low Books

Bio:

Kandace Coston (she/her) is a picture book editor at Lee & Low Books. She grew up in the Bronx, New York, where she spent her weekends at the library reading stories and writing her own. After graduating from Barnard College, Columbia University, she won an internship grant from We Need Diverse Books and joined the Lee & Low team. Kandace enjoys collaborating with new authors and illustrators and helping their projects blossom into published picture books. Professionally and personally, Kandace is drawn to strong, female protagonists as well as any story that can make her laugh! She lives in New York where she spends her free time making zines, tending to her many plants, and planning her next cosplay.

What I'm Looking For:

My strengths and interests coincide with realistic fiction, nonfiction, biography, magical realism, and poetry. I'm not the strongest critique partner for a sci-fi or fantasy novel.