imagine. create. connect.
contact me
speaking
I’m available for presentations, workshops and school-library visits. I’m happy to talk about craft, writing and illustrating for children, and poetry. My presentations are for kids of all ages.
critiques
Want feedback on your manuscript or portfolio? I’d love to work with you. I have an MFA in Writing for Children & YA from Hamline University and was the 2014-2015 Minnesota SCBWI Writing Mentor. As a former creative director, I have reviewed many portfolios. I have been invited to MCAD and the U of MN to review student portfolios.
Email: studio at quinettecook dot com
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All headshots on this site by Scott Knutson, InsideOut Studios.
A word after a word after a word is power.
– Margaret Atwood
media
BIO Quinette Cook is the illustrator of Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children and the recipient of an SCBWI Work of Outstanding Promise Honor Award for her YA verse novel, GILT, about a homeless 15-year old girl who steals from churches. Quinette, a former creative director, has an MFA in Writing for Children & YA from Hamline University and a B.S. in Commercial Art & Design from the University of Minnesota. After serving ten years as the Regional Advisor for Minnesota SCBWI, Quinette is now RAE (Regional Advisor Emeritus).
want to be a children’s book writer or illustrator?
Join SCBWI (the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators). They have great info on the children’s book industry and how it works. Plus, you’ll make lots of new friends!