Callie B. Dean is a writer, researcher, and musician living in Shreveport, LA. She plays violin in the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Baroque Artists of Shreveport, and Carrefour Collaborative Music Project. Her essays and poetry have appeared at Coffee + Crumbs and Kindred Mom, and she is a member of the STEM Tuesday team at From the Mixed Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors blog. She has written curriculum materials for the Girl Scouts of the USA, BuildaBridge International, Palo Alto Networks, and more. As a children's book author, Callie loves telling stories that spark curiosity, encourage creativity, and inspire action. She is represented by Karly Dizon of Fuse Literary.