Summer Edward is the founder of Anansesem Caribbean children’s literature ezine. Born and raised in Trinidad, she holds a Masters degree in Reading, Writing, Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and is the recipient of the School of the Free Mind’s Way of the Book Honor Award granted to author-artists “demonstrating long and sincere commitment to changing the world through children’s books.” Her children’s writing and illustration appears in Whaleheart: Journey into the Night with Maya Christina Gonzalez and 23 Courageous ArtistAuthors. She is an alum of the Highlights Foundation residential workshops for children’s book writers and illustrators. Summer enjoys photography, yoga, running, drawing, doing kamishibai storytelling with kids and reading children’s books. You can learn more at her personal website.