Biography
Hilary Echols writes poems, short stories, and picture books for children. Her poetry was featured in Friends and Anemones: Ocean Poems for Children, an anthology from The Writers' Loft, and in 2022, she received the Ann Whitford Paul-SCBWI Award for best nonfiction manuscript.
After studying English and elementary education in college, she spent a season in the classroom and eventually homeschooled her own children for eight years. She currently lives and writes in Virginia with her husband, kids, and a chocolate lab named Bear. When she is not writing, she can be found near the water with her family, preferably in coastal New England or North Carolina. She is a member of SCBWI, The Authors Guild, and Courage to Create, and is represented by Lori Steel of SteelWorks Literary.
After studying English and elementary education in college, she spent a season in the classroom and eventually homeschooled her own children for eight years. She currently lives and writes in Virginia with her husband, kids, and a chocolate lab named Bear. When she is not writing, she can be found near the water with her family, preferably in coastal New England or North Carolina. She is a member of SCBWI, The Authors Guild, and Courage to Create, and is represented by Lori Steel of SteelWorks Literary.
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I grew up loving books--thanks, in large part, to my dad. Each night after dinner, he immersed us in worlds of dragons or goblins or enchanted forests where animals came to life. Later on, in college, my children's literature professor pulled me aside and encouraged me to consider writing books for children. That interaction opened up a whole world of possibilities for me. From that day on, I began gathering ideas, writing books in my mind, and studying the craft of writing for children. I am grateful for the opportunity I have now, to write the books that have been in my heart for so long, and I hope to open up doorways of learning and imagination for future young readers.
