Kathy MacMillan

Kathy MacMillan is a writer, American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and signing storyteller. She writes picture books, children’s and young adult nonfiction, and middle grade and young adult fantasy. Her debut young adult novel, Sword and Verse (2016) was a finalist for the Compton Crook Award, and its companion novel, Dagger and Coin (2018) has been called a “complex feminist fantasy” by author Heidi Heilig. She has also published 8 resource books for educators, librarians, and parents, including Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together (Hands Up Press). She lives near Baltimore, MD. Find her online at www.kathymacmillan.com or on Twitter at @kathys_quill.