Autumn Allen
Autumn Allen is the author of the young adult novels All You Have to Do, a Kirkus best YA book of 2023 and a People Magazine must-read for fall 2023, and You Only Live Twice, and the forthcoming picture books Step on Board: Sculpting a Memorial to Harriet Tubman, illustrated by Ekua Holmes, Answered Prayers, illustrated by Charly Palmer, and To Know By Heart, illustrated by Daniel Minter. Autumn is a senior editor at Barefoot Books and an educator. She holds an MA-MFA in children’s literature and writing for children from Simmons University, and a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Autumn grew up in Boston and lives in Massachusetts with her family.