Laurie Wallmark

I’m an award-winning author of picture book biographies of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) as well as fiction. My books have earned multiple starred trade reviews, been chosen as Junior Library Guild Selections, and received awards such as Outstanding Science Trade Book, Best STEM Book, Crystal Kite Award, Cook Prize Honor, and Parents’ Choice Gold Medal. My titles include ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE, GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE, HEDY LAMARR’S DOUBLE LIFE, NUMBERS IN MOTION, CODE BREAKER, SPY HUNTER, and DINO PAJAMA PARTY.

I have an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. from VCFA and frequently present at schools as well as national professional conferences (NSTA, NCTE, ALA, TLA, etc.). I am a former software engineer and computer science professor.

You can find me on the Web at www.lauriewallmark.com and @lauriewallmark. Want to meet me in real life? Check out my calendar at www.lauriewallmark.com/calendar.php.

I am represented by Liza Fleissig and Ginger Harris of the Liza Royce Agency.

I live in NJ with my husband and have two grown daughters.