Meet the hosts of #PBMadness!
Co-Host Sarah Steinbacher
Sarah Steinbacher (she/they) is a disabled nonbinary author and poet who loves writing stories that entertain, move, and empower children. A former national curriculum writer with an Ed.D. in early childhood education, they are passionate about advocating for children, disabled people, queer folx, and inclusive children’s literature.
Sarah is an instructor at The Writing Barn and an active member of SCBWI and Storyteller Academy. In 2023 they were named a PB Rising Stars Honorable Mention and a #KidLitZombieWeek winner. Their poems can be found at PaperBound, Tyger Tyger, Paper Lanterns, Little Thoughts Press, The Dirigible Balloon, Parakeet Magazine, and Paper Teeth Press.
Sarah lives with their husband, three children, three cats, and a tortoise in a house filled with books. They are thrilled to be represented by Joyce Sweeney at The Seymour Agency. Follow Sarah on Twitter, Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook.
Co-Host Pamela Morgan
Pamela Morgan (she/ze) is a children’s book author and emerging playwright from the Midwest. Her debut picture book, Simply Skye, illustrated by Heather Bell and published by Amicus, was released in July 2023. Pamela received the Words of Wonder Fellowship from Dairy Hollow Writer’s Colony, the KCACTF Region V Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, and was named an O’Neill Playwriting Conference Semifinalist in 2024.
Pamela is a proud member of SCBWI and the Dramatist Guild, and parent to two incredible human beings. She holds her MFA in Creative Writing from Augsburg University.
Guest Host Heather Bell
Heather Bell (she/they) is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, who loves to portray diverse characters and gets especially excited for any story that reveals the world from a new or different perspective. Holding a BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute, they are a member of SCBWI, a Children’s Book Academy graduate, and a mommy.
When not illustrating and writing, they are likely found in the kitchen, experimenting with culinary creations alongside their kiddo, deftly sidestepping collisions with their two colossal feline furballs.
Heather Bell is an author/illustrator represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency.