ABOUT
Callie Rogers is an aspiring author of whimsical, lyrical middle grade and young adult fiction, including fantasy, historical, and mystery novels. She loves including diversity, magic, and complex female characters in her work. Her current novel, Cendrillon, is currently being queried to agents!
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Callie's rich imagination and lifelong passion for storytelling fuel her writing. She is inspired by fairytales, folklore, nature, music, and ideas that sparked in early childhood. Her favorite characters are female, quirky, driven, caring, and just a little awkward.
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When she's not writing or daydreaming, she is editing for a local magazine or practicing one of her many creative hobbies, including crocheting, painting, and sewing. She also spends most mornings and evenings curled up with a book!
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FUN FACTS
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Callie has been writing so long, she doesn't even remember when she wrote her first story!
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She is currently (slowly) learning ASL and Japanese.
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Her favorite childhood books include Holes by Louis Sachar; Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne; The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker; and the Spiderwick Chronicles series by Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi.
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Current favorites include the Gilded Magic series by Alyssa Colman; Sisters of Glass & Daughters of Steel by Naomi Cyprus; the Mystwick series & SkyBorn series by Jessica Khoury; Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson; The School Between Winter and Fairyland by Heather Fawcett; and the Books of Bayern series by Shannon Hale.
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She loves birds. LOVES them. Her nickname is Birdie!
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Callie has a B.S. in biology from Lipscomb University (and a minor in English) and spends time with therapy horses.
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She is a member of SCBWI.
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She secretly wishes she could be an astronaut (it's too bad she is scared of heights).
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Callie played/marched snare drum for over 7 years!