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More About Lisa Rogers (She/Her)

Lisa Rogers is an award-winning author, longtime elementary library teacher, and former news reporter and editor whose teaching career inspired her to write for children. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from William & Mary, an M.A. in English Literature from Boston College, and an MLS from Southern Connecticut State University.

Lisa is interested in what inspires creators. She loves to read and write poetry and picture book biographies. Among her honors and awards include the SCBWI Golden Kite Honor Award for Nonfiction Picture Book Text for Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage, illustrated by Il Sung Na, several starred reviews and inclusion on the Bank Street College’s Best Children’s Books of the Year publications. A four-time Boston Marathon runner, she daydreams, runs, paints, and writes near Boston.

You can find Lisa online at:

http://www.lisarogerswrites.com/

Click to listen to the Chalk + Ink Podcast: Interview with Lisa Rogers

Click to listen to the Picture Book Look Podcast Interview with Lisa Rogers

Lisa Rogers: Her Author Journey

Read Aloud with Lisa Rogers: 16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS & "THE RED WHEELBARROW"

Lisa Rogers' Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage Book Launch at Wellesley Books

Lisa’s strengths are…

Finding the heart of the story
Streamlining a story to get at its essence
Working to make language specific, resonant, and meaningful.

What Lisa is looking for…

Lisa would like to work with a mentee who is open to constructive feedback and eager to revise/re-envision to make their manuscript the best it can be.

She's looking for someone who has worked to learn about what's current in traditional publishing and who has high standards for their craft.

A Note from Lisa:

“Emotion is key to a manuscript that will resonate with readers. I love this quotation from artist Pamela Colman Smith: ‘Try to feel truly one thought, one scene, and make others feel it as keenly as you do -- thus is art born.’

Revision is more than just making a few changes in your manuscript. One revision tip: study beginnings of stories you admire. Compare how they start to yours. Could a more effective beginning be a few sentences or paragraphs down? Try moving the most crucial part up and see what happens!”

Lisa’s Picture Books

Lisa writes in other markets, so to check out her full catalog, please visit her website.

*Joan Mitchell Paints a Symphony*, written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Stacy Innerst

16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND "THE RED WHEELBARROW," written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Chuck Groenink

*Woody's Words: Woodrow Wilson Rawls and Where the Red Fern Grows*, written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Susan Reagan

BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE, written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Il Sung Na

*Elvis Presley: A Little Golden Book Biography,* written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Luke Flowers

*Ronald Reagan: A Little Golden Book Biography*, written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Catherine Pape

HOUND WON'T GO, written by Lisa Rogers, illustrated by Meg Ishihara

If Lisa created a Visual Wish List, it would be made up of…

*Unless otherwise stated, the below serves as a wish list only. Each mentor is excited about the opportunity to find a manuscript they can’t stop thinking about. Please apply if you think you’d be a good fit.