Agent: Shadra Strickland

Avani Dwivedi is an author and illustrator of picture books, including the School Library Journal Best Book of the Year My Bollywood Dream. She grew up in Navi Mumbai, India, and later moved to the States to pursue her passion of becoming an artist. A Maryland Institute College of Arts graduate with a BFA in Illustration and Book Arts, Avani holds on to her most precious gems — memories of her sweet childhood, the lived experience of being a South Asian woman, and her love for creating whimsical art. Avani lives in Jersey City, NJ.