A school social worker by day and a mama by every other waking moment, I write during my scraps of free time – i.e. during nap times, lunch hours, and way past my bedtime. I can typically be found laughing with my husband and two toddlers, drinking room temperature coffee, and enjoying spontaneous pajama dance parties just outside of Chicago.
Writing: Credentials & Such
- Member
- SCBWI
- Two [Amazing] Critique Groups
- Conferences:
- SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Conference, May 2019
- Classes:
- Making Picture Book Magic with Susanna Leonard Hill, February 2019
- Participant:
- Storystorm, January 2019
- ReFoReMo (Read for Research Month), February 2019
- NaPiBoWeWee (National Picture Book Writing Week), May 2019
- ReVISIONweek, September 2019
- #PBChat, ongoing
- Awards:
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Contest: 7th Place (2018)
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest: Honorable Mention (2019)
- Vivian Kirkfield’s 50 Precious Words: Honorable Mention (2019)
- Spring Fling Contest: 16th place (2019)
(Also: Loos rhymes with “close.” As in, you try to pronounce it and I smile and say “close, it’s Loos!” and we both laugh and now we’re best friends.)
