Southern Children’s Author: Deanna Caswell

Deanna grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee eating corn bread in milk and trying not to say “ya’ll” during class presentations.  She spent her childhood playing with her daddy’s geiger counters and burning holes in the carpet with chemistry sets–when she wasn’t hacking through the backyard woods with a machete, building forts with her brother, hunting wild blackberries or crawdaddies.

Deanna’s most defining feature is her unquenchable curiosity, which she has followed through a variety of travels, studies, and professions.  Deanna has been a nanny, lab tech, teacher, waitress, calculus tutor, counselor, and mountain guide.  She holds a B.S. in Chemistry, a minor in Math, and an M.A. in Family Therapy.  Deanna has traveled to forty-one states, Canada, England, France, Italy, and Africa.

These days, she is privileged to share her diverse experiences and love of learning through children’s books, newspaper and book articles, and posts for Little House in the Suburbs (under the pseudonym Ivory) while caring for three kids, four red-headed chickens and two miniature goats.

Deanna’s first book, FIRST BALLET (Hyperion) arrived October 6, 2009.  Her second book, TRAIN TRIP (Hyperion) arrives Fall 2010.  She can also be found in the 2009 and 2010 Children’s Writers Market.

Deanna is represented by Steven Malk of Writer’s House.

—For more details and pictures of wee Deanna, see The Long Version.

To see Deanna’s event calendar, click here.

To schedule a school, library, or non-profit FUNDRAISER, contact Deanna through our contact form or email directly to caswelldeanna@aol.com.   The host organization is responsible for all books sales and keeps all proceeds (~$6.00/per book).  Any unsold books are 100% returnable and payment isn’t due to Hyperion until after the event.  For full details on Hyperion’s author visit discount ordering policies click here.

For paid presentations or out-of-town events, contact Hyperion .

To find out about getting published, click here.