Stacy Wells is a tribally enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation, a children’s librarian and author. She is passionate about meeting kids where they are and is drawn to tell stories that center community and family, with an emphasis on self-discovery and the power of finding your voice. Stacy is the author of the Tana Cooks early chapter book series (Picture Window Books/Capstone).
Her debut picture book, Stronger Than co-authored with Nikki Grimes and illustrated by E.B. Lewis, is forthcoming January 2026 (Heartdrum/HarperCollins). Books coming in 2027, Issi’s Gift illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight (Heartdrum/HarperCollins) and YA book Cheer Heist (Scholastic). When not reading or writing (or recommending books), she lives life to the fullest in Texas with her family, which includes a red dog named Blu and two very adorable but very mischievous ferrets.
Visit her at stacywellswrites.com.
Stacy is represented by Laurel Symonds at KT Literary.