Creative Director: Rachel Werner
Rachel Werner is the author of the kidlit books FLOODS (Capstone 2022), MOVING AND GROOVING TO FILLMORE'S BEAT (Capstone 2023) and THE GLAM WORLD TOUR (Capstone 2024) as well as the nonfiction middle grade title GLOW & GROW: A BROWN GIRL'S POSITIVE BODY GUIDE (Free Spirit 2025) and the nonfiction YA title BEAUTY EMANCIPATION (Macmillian 2026). She is on faculty for Hugo House in Seattle, Lighthouse Writers Workshop in Denver, and the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, where she leads curricula to educate writers and content producers in marketing their work. A regular book reviewer for Shelf Awareness, she has contributed print, photography, and video content to We Are Teachers, Highlights Foundation, The Spruce Eats, TheKitchn and MotherUntitled. She is the founder of The Little Book Project WI, a community arts initiative committed to pursuing social justice through narrative. Rachel is represented by Savannah Brooks at KT Literary Agency.
Content Strategist: Christine Holm
Christine Holm has an MFA in Poetry from Arizona State University, where she also studied printmaking and book arts. She has taught writing workshops at correctional facilities in Wisconsin and Arizona; written with palliative-care patients, and co-curated the Madison-based reading series Monsters of Poetry.
Our Partners
The Pollination Project is a global community of over 4,000 grassroots changemakers in 116 countries. It offers seed funding, capacity-building support and connectivity with other aligned leaders.
Project Kinect is a marketing and logistics firm that supports impactful and game-changing events and campaigns. (Edition #2 Sponsor)
Secret Riso Club is a graphic design and risograph studio that focuses its work on the intersection of social justice, art, design and community building. (Edition #2 Risograph Printer)
Arts + Literature Laboratory is a community-based contemporary arts center supporting the visual and literary arts, music and performance, and youth and adult arts education. (Fiscal Agent)
ArtWorking is a Madison-based nonprofit program providing career development and mentorship for artists and entrepreneurs with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Edition #5 Sponsor)
The Bubbler at Madison Public Library is a hub that connects artists to the community and the community to artists through free, hands-on making, exhibitions, and community-wide events.
Dane Arts continuously strives to support artists and arts organizations throughout Dane County, WI.
CSW is a member-directed federation addresses social, economic, and environmental problems through grassroots activities, advocacy, research, and public education. (Edition #1 Sponsor)
Fairshare CSA Coalition supports and connects farmers and consumers through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). (Edition #3 Sponsor)
Monroe Street Arts Center is a community school of the arts located in the dynamic Dudgeon-Monroe neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin. (Edition #4 Sponsor)
ARTS for ALL Wisconsin expands the capabilities, confidence and quality of life for children and adults with disabilities throughout Wisconsin by providing programs in the arts. (Edition #6 Sponsor)
The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) was created by ordinance in 1974 to advise the Mayor and Common Council on public policy matters relating to the arts.
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Madison Arts Commission, with additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.
Little Picassos is a free art enrichment program for low-income children in Madison, WI.