Kim Rogers

Kim Rogers writes books, short stories, and poems across all children’s literature age groups. Her debut picture book, Just Like Grandma, illustrated by Julie Flett, is slated for winter 2023; A Letter for Bob, illustrated by Jonathan Nelson, is planned for summer 2023; and I Am Osage: How Clarence Tinker became the first Native American General, illustrated by Bobby Von Martin, comes out in winter of 2024, all with HarperCollins/Heartdrum. She is a contributor to Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids (HarperCollins/Heartdrum, 2021). The cover, illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt, was inspired by Jessie, the protagonist in her short story, “Flying Together.” Her poem, “What is a Powwow” is also included. Kim is an enrolled member of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Much of her current writing highlights her Wichita heritage. She lives with her family on her tribe’s ancestral homelands in Oklahoma. She is represented by Tricia Lawrence at Erin Murphy Literary Agency. You can find Kim on her website at www.kimrogerswriter.com.