Monica Mayper

After a career in children's book publishing in New York City, Monica Mayper now describes herself as a "writer-and-reader-in-residence." A lifelong "practicing poet" and the author of several picture books, she grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and makes her home in the community of Orient on Long Island's North Fork in New York State.

After a career in children's book publishing in New York City, Monica Mayper now describes herself as a "writer-and-reader-in-residence." A lifelong "practicing poet" and the author of several picture books, she grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and makes her home in the community of Orient on Long Island's North Fork in New York State. See less