Eliza Wheeler is the illustrator-author of A Cozy Winter Day, Home in the Woods and the NYT bestselling picture book Miss Maple’s Seeds. One side of Eliza's artwork focuses on creating fantastical, bright, and cozy story worlds, while the other side dives into historical & biographical stories with big heart. She was a recipient of the Sendak Fellowship Award in 2017, and has illustrated numerous books for children, including Newbery Honor book Doll Bones (Holly Black), When I'm With You and Wherever You Go (Pat Zietlow Miller), and John Ronald’s Dragons: Story of J.R.R. Tolkien (Caroline McAlister). Eliza grew up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, lived for a time beside the hills of Los Angeles, and now resides near the lakes of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Represented by Jen Rofe of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Publishers, for project inquiries please contact Jen Rofe at jennifer (at) andreabrownlit (dot) com
Eliza does not work with self-publishing authors at this time.
Publisher client list
Nancy Paulsen/Penguin Random House Books
Katherine Teagan/HarperCollins
Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins
Little Brown/Hachette
Candlewick Press
Chronicle Books
McElderry/Simon and Schuster Books
Henry Holt/MacMillan
Roaring Brook/MacMillan
Feiwel & Friends/MacMillan
FSG/MacMillan
Peachtree Publishers
A bulleted list of very cool things
- ‘What Rosa Brought’ - Outstanding Book of the Year, Wisconsin Library Association, 2024
- ‘What Rosa Brought’ - Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2023
- ‘Miss Maple’s Seeds’ read by Michelle Obama on PBS Kids Storytime, 2020
- ‘Home in the Woods’ - finalist for The Minnesota Book Awards, 2020
- ‘Home in the Woods’ - Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2019
- ‘Home in the Woods’ featured in the New York Times Book Review, 2019
- ‘Home in the Woods’ featured in People Magazine, 2019
- ‘Fairy Spell ’ - Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2018
- Sendak Fellowship Award Recipient, 2017
- ‘Miss Maple’s Seeds’ - Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program book
- ‘Wherever You Go’ - SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, 2016
- ‘Wherever You Go’ - Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2015
- ‘Doll Bones’ (Holly Black) - Newbery Honor award, January 2014
- ‘The Grudge Keeper’ - Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2014
- ‘Miss Maple's Seeds’ debuts on the New York Times Bestseller List, April 28, 2013
- SCBWI 2011 Los Angeles International Conference Portfolio Grand Prize
Represented by Jen Rofe of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Publishers, for project inquiries please contact Jen Rofe at jennifer (at) andreabrownlit (dot) com
Contact
Hi! Before contacting, please read:
- I'm not currently doing school visits, but please feel free to send me contact info for your school or program and I’ll add you to the list of those interested. If/when I develop a program, you’ll be the first to know!
- I love hearing from young readers! Your photos and drawings melt my heart. It can take me several weeks, but I try my best to respond to every letter.
- I'm unable to correspond with folks looking for career advice, project advice, or critiques - instead I have posted info and advice for illustrators interested in the field of Children's Book Illustration HERE!
- Please send blurb request inquiries through my agency. Email Jen Rofe at jennifer (at) andreabrownlit (dot) com
To Email Eliza: eliza (at) wheelerstudio (dot) com
