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. During every free scrap of time (and those minutes add up) I write fiction picture books and middle grade fantasy.
(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.)
Writing: Credentials & Such
- Awards:
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest: First Place (!!!!!!) 2020
- Fall Writing Frenzy Winner (2020)
- Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Contest: 7th Place (2018)
- 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)
- Member
- SCBWI
- 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 2020, 2019
- NF Fest (Non-Fiction Fest), February 2020
- ReFoReMo (Read for Research Month), February 2019
- NaPiBoWeWee (National Picture Book Writing Week), May 2019
- ReVISIONweek, September 2019
- #PBChat, ongoing
