Patrice Caldwell

Patrice Caldwell is a graduate of Wellesley College and the founder of People ofColor in Publishing--a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting, empowering, and upliftingracially and ethnically marginalized members of the book publishing industry. Born and raised in Texas, Patrice was a children's book editor before becoming a literary agent. She's been named toForbes's "30 Under 30" media list, a Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree, and featured on Bustle 's inaugural "Lit List" as...See more

Patrice Caldwell is a graduate of Wellesley College and the founder of People ofColor in Publishing--a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting, empowering, and upliftingracially and ethnically marginalized members of the book publishing industry. Born and raised in Texas, Patrice was a children's book editor before becoming a literary agent. She's been named toForbes's "30 Under 30" media list, a Publishers Weekly Star Watch honoree, and featured on Bustle 's inaugural "Lit List" as one of ten women changing the book world. Patrice's debut novel, Where Shadows Reign --the first in a YA fantasyduology--will be published by Wednesday Books, an imprint of Macmillan. She is also the editor of A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope. Visit Patrice online at patricecaldwell.com, Twitter @whimsicallyours, and Instagram @whimsicalaquarian. See less