A school social worker by day and a mama by every other waking moment, 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.
I read voraciously, love critiquing, and, of course, write, write, write! I have multiple completed fiction picture books and am currently working on more picture books as well as two middle grade fantasy novels.
(Loos rhymes with “close.” As in, you try to say it and I smile and say “close, it’s Loos!” and we both laugh and now we’re best friends.)
Writing: Credentials & Such
- Awards:
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest: 6th Place (2021)
- Fall Writing Frenzy Winner (2020)
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest: 1st Place!!!!!! (2020)
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Halloweensie Contest: Honorable Mention for Great Read for Younger Readers (2020)
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest: Honorable Mention (2019)
- Vivian Kirkfield’s 50 Precious Words: Honorable Mention (2019)
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Contest: 7th Place (2018)
- Member
- SCBWI
- Julie Hedlund’s 12×12 Challenge
- 3 [Amazing] Picture Book Critique Groups
- 2 [Fabulous] Middle Grade Critique Groups
- Conferences:
- SCBWI Houston Virtual Conference, 2020
- SCBWI Summer Spectacular, 2020
- SCBWI Marvelous Midwest Conference, 2019
- Classes:
- Making Picture Book Magic with Susanna Leonard Hill
- Participant:
- Storystorm, January 2021, 2020, 2019
- NF Fest (Non-Fiction Fest), February 2021, 2020
- ReFoReMo (Read for Research Month), March2019
- NaPiBoWeWee (National Picture Book Writing Week), May 2019
- ReVISIONweek, September 2019
- #PBChat, ongoing
