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Find a MD/DE/WV Author or an Illustrator for a School Visit

The Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia Chapter of SCBWI is lucky to have so many talented PAL (Published And Listed) authors and illustrators available for school visits. A complete list is available via spreadsheet (coming soon), downloadable and sortable by audience age group, state (MD/DE/WV) etc. Scroll down the page below to browse author cards by age of audience; click for more information on the books of each of these creators.

To book an individual author or illustrator for an event, please contact them directly via their website.

For larger community events involving multiple authors/illustrators and a bookseller, please contact [email protected] a minimum of two months prior to the event. We can help to coordinate an open invitation to our PAL authors and illustrators based on the needs of the event.


Pre-K - Elementary

Mirka Hokkanen
Co-Regional Advisor
Laurie Carmody
Author
Gina Hagler
Author
John Micklos
Author
Margaret Buckley
Author
Jonathan Roth
Author, Educator, Illustrator
Karen Leggett
Author
Kathy MacMillan
Author
Aimee Isaac
Author
Leslie Holleran
Author
Tracy C. Gold
Author
Melissa Mwai
Author, Illustrator
J.H. Diehl
Author
Olga Herrera
Author, Educator, Illustrator

Middle School

Laurie Carmody
Author
Mirka Hokkanen
Co-Regional Advisor
Gina Hagler
Author
Kathy MacMillan
Author
Leslie Holleran
Author
Tracy C. Gold
Author
Melissa Mwai
Author, Illustrator
J.H. Diehl
Author

High School

Kathy MacMillan
Author
Tracy C. Gold
Author
J.H. Diehl
Author