Jolene Writes. . .

About Me

Jolene Gutiérrez: I’ve been a children’s librarian at a school for diverse learners since 1995. I also write for children through young adults and am represented by agent Kaitlyn Sanchez. My picture book Mac and Cheese and the Personal Space Invader and my nonfiction middle grade book Bionic Beasts: Saving Animal Lives with Artificial Flippers, Legs, and Beaks were both published in 2020. My 4-book series Stars of Latin Pop comes was published in 2021. I’m an active member of SCBWI and The Author's Guild, a two-time Highlights Foundation scholarship winner, the winner of the 2018 Cynthia Levinson Writing Barn nonfiction scholarship, a Children’s Book Academy 2018 Yuyi Morales scholarship winner and graduate, a We Need Diverse Books 2017 mentorship finalist, and a Writing with the Stars 2018 mentee under Stacy McAnulty.

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