Profile

Mary Quattlebaum is the author of 23 books for all ages, including picture books (Pirate vs. Pirate, The Hungry Ghost of Rue Orleans), poetry (Winter Friends), nonfiction (Mighty Mole and Super Soil, Together Forever: True Stories of Amazing Animal Friendships), chapter books (the Jackson Jones series), and middle-grade novels (Grover G. Graham and Me).

Mary’s books have been selected for Delacorte/Random House’s Marguerite de Angeli Prize, Parenting Reading Magic Award, Bank Street Best Books, Sugarman Award, Notable Social Sciences Trade Book, and a number of state children’s choice lists. Her MA in English from Georgetown University focused on the teaching of writing, and she developed her thesis into a grants-funded creative writing program, which she ran for twelve years.

She has served as a creative thesis advisor for the Johns Hopkins University writing program and taught creative writing at several venues. Mary also publishes frequently in children’s magazines, reviews children’s books regularly for the Washington Post and Washington Parent, and writes nonfiction online for Gale/Cengage, an educational publisher. She lives in Washington, DC.

Education

MA - English Literature | Georgetown

BA - Psychology | William & Mary

Selected work

Jennifer Ziegler

Faculty Co-Chair, MFA in WCYA

Louise Hawes

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

A.S. King

Faculty (On Leave), MFA in WCYA

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

William Alexander

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Anna-Marie McLemore

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Alex Sanchez

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

An Na

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Emily X.R. Pan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Liz Garton Scanlon

Faculty Co-Chair, MFA in WCYA

Veera Hiranandani

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

David Macinnis Gill

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Linda Urban

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Kekla Magoon

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Martha Brockenbrough

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Sheela Chari

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Melanie Crowder

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Fran Wilde

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Jasmine Warga

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Varian Johnson

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Loree Griffin Burns

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Erica Perl

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Cory McCarthy

Faculty (On Leave), MFA in WCYA

K.A. Holt

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Evan Griffith

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Mary Quattlebaum

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Jane Kurtz

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Martine Leavitt

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Alumnx Mini-Residency

Sara Ryan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Laura Shovan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Anica Mrose Rissi

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Corey Ann Haydu

Faculty, MFA in WCYA