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Anita Riggio is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books, Smack Dab in the Middle, Beware the Brindlebeast, Secret Signs, A Moon in My Teacup, Gert & Freida, and Wake Up William! as well as illustrator of The Whispering Cloth, Coal Mine Peaches, Dad Gummit & Ma Foot, and other picture books. Her story "Bingo" appears Such a Pretty Face, a collection of short stories on beauty for young adults. A stage adaptation of Beware the Brindlebeast and a play How Ladybug Got Her Name was performed by the Little Theatre of the Deaf, the touring company of the National Theatre of the Deaf during its 40th anniversary season in 2007-2008.
She is currently working on a picture book, a middle grade novel, as well as other projects.

Anita's highly acclaimed Coveside Writing Workshops are offered annually. For updates and information, please visit: www.covesidewritingworkshop.com.
Anita has been a faculty mentor in the low-residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, since 2003..

One of Anita's great passions is live theatre, especially musical theatre. She is currently working with playwright, Randy Schacher on adapting Beware the Brindlebeast for a full scale musical in song and sign language.


Visit Anita online at http://www.anitariggio.com/


-Writing and illustrating
-Publishing for children and young adults
-Public speaking, presenting to writers & illustrators; librarians, teachers & students
-Planning and producing large & small events

Anita Riggio is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books, Smack Dab in the Middle, Beware the Brindlebeast, Secret Signs, A Moon in My Teacup, Gert & Freida, and Wake Up William! as well as illustrator of The Whispering Cloth, Coal Mine Peaches, Dad Gummit & Ma Foot, and other picture books. Her story "Bingo" appears Such a Pretty Face, a collection of short stories on beauty for... More