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Hello!

I'm Allison, Alli, Alli Lou, Weezie, "Mrs. Strict" or just 'MooOOmmmmm' depending on who you ask. 

Once a middle school language arts and literature teacher, I'm now a full-time mom and a writer and illustrator of children's books in my very precious moments of spare time!

I'm represented by super-agent Adria Goetz at KT Literary. 
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WHAT I WRITE 

My mission is to write books that will delight children, get their brains and imaginations sparking, and provide opportunities for educators and parents to have meaningful discussions when the story is over. ​As the mother of a child with epilepsy, I'm also passionate about seeing his condition positively represented in children's literature.

For picture books, I write in both rhyme and prose and love to use humor and wordplay to make any subject fun and memorable. Whenever possible, I try to include some sort of educational tie-in so that teachers could pull my books off the shelf for an easy lesson.

For older readers, I am working on several series of chapter books and graphic novels with hard-hitting subject matter like mermaids, gnomes, ghosts, and raccoons. 

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PUBLISHED WORK
Look for three of my poems in issues of HIGH FIVE magazine!
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KID LIT CONTEST PRIZES / RECOGNITION
Winner - August 2022 #SCBWIDrawThis Illustration
Finalist for "Louie's Lightning" - 2022 PBParty Contest
5th Place for "Percy's Performance" - Susanna L. Hill's 2022 Valentiny Contest
13th Place for "The Gift Wrap Trap" - Kailei Pew's Kids' Choice Kid Lit Contest
Winner - Tonnye Fletcher's #PBJamz logo design contest
Le Grand Biscuit Award: #CookiePitch December 2021
Honorable Mention for "Solstice Skaters" - Susanna L. Hill's Holiday Contest 2021
Honorable Mention for "Martha's BEESiness Trip" - 2021 Spring Fling KidLit Contest
Honorable Mention for "The Little Llama that Could" - 2021 PBParty Contest
5th place for "Let it Grow! Let it Grow! Let it Grow!" - Susanna L. Hill's Holiday Helper Contest 2020
Finalist for "The Little Llama that Could" - 2020 389 Literary Pop-up Agency event
Grand Prize winner - Selected by Corey Rosen Schwartz in the 2020 Twitter #PBFest rhyming challenge ​

Writing Memberships and Organizations:
SCBWI
12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge
Storyteller Academy Makers Plus member
Lisa Bardot's Procreate Art Makers Club


Professional Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education - Washington State University
Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction - Seattle University
SCBWI
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2021 Holiday Contest: Honorable Mention
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Storystorm
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Storyteller Academy
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13th Place
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December 2021 #CookiePitch
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2021 Honorable Mention
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2021
Valentiny Participant
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Holiday Contest 5th Place
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Fall Writing Frenzy Participant
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