Jolene Gutiérrez

Jolene grew up on a farm, surrounded by animals, plants, and history. She is an award-winning teacher-librarian and has been working with diverse learners at Denver Academy for the past 28 years. She holds a Master’s degree in Library Science. She’s a wife of 25 years and mama to two young adults, three dogs, two cats, and an ever-rotating variety of other animals including a crested gecko, a hedgehog, and a rescued squirrel. She’s an active member of SCBWI and The Author’s Guild, a We Need Diverse Books mentorship finalist, a Writing with the Stars 2018 mentee, a Highlights Foundation scholarship winner, and the winner of the Cynthia Levinson nonfiction picture book biography scholarship to the Writing Barn. She’s an active member of the group KidLit Collective, a member of the critique group 6 Ladies and a MANuscript, and a co-creator of #KidlitZombieWeek. She's represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez.

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