ABOUT SARAH BAKER
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Sarah Baker is the Executive Director of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She joined the SCBWI staff in 2011, and most recently held the position of Associate Executive Director. Her career in children’s book publishing began at Penguin Young Readers Group, where she designed children’s books for six years. Sarah leads the SCBWI staff and works closely with the Board of Directors, the Advisory Council, and the official SCBWI volunteers. She graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a major in Studio Art and is a children’s book illustrator and ceramicist. Her favorite part of working for SCBWI is seeing the community flourish and the members thrive as artistic creators.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I love to illustrate with quill and ink, pencil, gouache, procreate, and photoshop. I find inspiration in my daughters, childhood memories, the nature all around me in the Hudson Valley, and all the illustrators and friends I meet through SCBWI.
