Teresa Ho Robeson is an Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Picture Book Award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction books on science and her own culture, as exemplified by her debut QUEEN OF PHYSICS: HOW WU CHIEN SHIUNG HELPED UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE ATOM (illus. Rebecca Huang) to the upcoming CLOUDS IN SPACE: NEBULAE, STARDUST, AND US (MIT Kids/Candlewick; illus. Diana Renžina), WHO SMASHED HOLLYWOOD BARRIERS WITH GUNG FU? BRUCE LEE (Penguin Workshop; illus. Ryan Inzana), and CLEAR AND BRIGHT: THE CHING MING FESTIVAL (Astra; illus. William Low). When not writing or teaching at The Highlights Foundation, SCBWI, and other conferences, Teresa volunteers as the Co-RA for IN SCBWI and mentors upcoming authors via various programs like Queer Kidlit. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada, she currently lives with her family on 27 acres in southern Indiana where they forage, grow, and preserve much of their own food. For fun, she also knits, sews, bakes, and does art.
“Jennifer [Swanson], Teresa [Robeson], and Katie [Heit] all provided great information about writing [nonfiction] for children. There were so many actionable ‘nuggets’ in this course as well.”
“I absolutely loved the energy and enthusiasm of Ms. Swanson and Ms. Robeson. They were able to impart their knowledge and share their insight in an easy-to-understand fashion.”
“Both instructors were extremely well prepared for the course and developed lectures based on feedback from the class participants. They gave plenty of opportunities to ask questions and provided helpful feedback.”
