Melissa Coffey

Melissa Coffey grew up in Wisconsin toting around an overstuffed book bag and dog-eared spiral notebook of poetry and stories. Unsurprisingly, her first job was at the public library.

After earning a journalism degree from UW-Madison, she moved to Atlanta and called CNN Center home. Melissa also freelanced for Fortune 500 companies, CEOs and magazines before pursuing her passion as a children's writer.

She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two sons—who thankfully inherited her book-loving genes. She is a member of SCBWI and represented by Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency. 

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Melissa’s debut picture book, FRIDGE-O-POLIS, will be published in Fall 2022 by Little Bee Books. Josh Cleland will illustrate.

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