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Cinnamongirl Kailynn

Kailynn stays as busy as possible. Juggling being the Cinnamongirl president, lacrosse captain, dance captain, Black Student Union treasurer, as well as the numerous senior events and activities. She will be attending Howard University in the…
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Cinnamongirl Rosie

Rosie is a dynamic middle school student whose passion for leadership and creativity shines through in all aspects of her life. Over the past four years, she has been an active member of Cinnamongirl, where she has explored various interests…
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coley mixan

coley mixan is an artist, musician, public library/prairie enthusiast and collaborative learning dreamer. they currently live, play, work and listen in Oakland, CA and would love to be friends with you.
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Cinnamongirl Symone

My name is Symone and I am currently in my junior year of high school. I enjoy reading, sketching, traveling, and spending time with my friends and family.
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Jacob Kahn

Jacob Kahn is a librarian, poet, editor, and curator living in Oakland, CA. He is the author of the book Mine Eclogue (Roof Books, 2022) and several chapbooks, most recently A Is For Aegis (DoubleCross Press, 2021). With Sophia Dahlin, he…
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Anna Gabriella Casalme

Anna Gabriella Casalme is the proud daughter of Filipino immigrants and a kid-lit writer based in San Francisco. She is the founder of Novelly, which is on a mission to publish literature by diverse youth authors and get youth authors taught…
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Yesica Hurd

Yesica Hurd is a Mexican-American children’s librarian and author. She was born and raised in Fort Bragg, California. She earned a BA in English from Reed College and an MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Currently, she…
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Laura Gao

Laura Gao (she/they) is the author and illustrator of YA graphic novels featuring queer and diverse teens. Their graphic memoir, Messy Roots, debuted on the Indies Bestsellers List in 2022. Their upcoming book, Kirby's Lessons on Falling…
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C. G. Esperanza

Bio coming soon!
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JaNay Brown-Wood

JaNay Brown-Wood is an early childhood professor and the author of several books for children, including Grandma's Tiny House, Imani's Moon, and Shhh! The Baby's Asleep. She also contributed to the poetry anthologies Thanku: Poems of Gratitude and No World Too Big . Much of JaNay's work is intended to celebrate casual diversity, primarily featuring Black characters. JaNay lives in California.