– Bibi Belford –
Teacher-turned-Author | Literacy Advocate | Educational Consultant
Quilter | Writer-Mentor | Admirer of Lighthouses and Sunsets
Bibi Belford is the author of books for middle grade readers: CANNED AND CRUSHED, THE GIFT, CROSSING THE LINE, and ANOTHER D FOR DEEDEE. Bibi starting writing books because her students told her they couldn’t find books they liked. She wants her books to challenge kids to make a difference in their world and be everyday heroes. She lives in a high rise building in Chicago, Illinois and when it’s nice writes on her balcony. She enjoys reading, gardening, beach-bumming, and making her grandchildren laugh. Bibi works part time substituting at Bennett Academy and as an educational consultant and trainer. She also volunteers two days a week at a CPS public school. Some of her credentials include: B.A. English, K-8 Illinois teaching certificate, Reading endorsement, ESL endorsement, and a Masters of Bilingual Literacy. She is a member of CWA – Chicago Writers Association, SCBWI-Illinois, and has served as a panelist and speaker at the UW-Madison Writers’ Institute.
See the media kit for more information. If you would like to meet Bibi Belford in person for an author visit or Skype, please email her. authorbibibelford@gmail.com.
Photo – Bibi Belford
Thanksgiving 2017 with my 89 year-old dad.
My grandkids in California.
Green Bluff, Washington
Family Picture
Beautiful Ruby
Lake Michigan Sunset
Love These Readers at Allen Elementary
Signing books is my favorite thing.
Allen Elementary School Fans
The Fam minus Ardell, Kevin, Hazel and Hank
South Siders all the way–Go Sox
One of my quilts
Hi Bibi,
Congrats on the Christopher Award!
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Trident Media Group (TMG) is a prominent literary agency located in New York City that originally formed in 2000. TMG represents over 1,000 bestselling and emerging authors in a range of genres of fiction and nonfiction, many of whom have appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers Lists and have won major awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the P.E.N. Faulkner Award, the P.E.N. Hemingway Award, The Booker Prize, and the L.A. Times Book Award, among others. TMG is one of the world’s leading, largest and most diversified literary agencies.
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http://www.tridentmediagroup.com/agents/mark-gottlieb
I look forward to hearing from you.
All the best,
Mark
Mark Gottlieb
Literary Agent
Trident Media Group, LLC
41 Madison Avenue, Floor 36
New York, NY 10010
(212) 333-1506
tridentmediagroup.com