Victoria E PannellVictoria E. Pannell, a middle-grade fiction author, grew up in southern New Jersey. She graduated from Rowan with degrees in English and teaching and has tons of experience in public affairs and communications. At 73, she co-wrote and self-published er first book, "The Big Dream," in December 2023. It was a Readers' Choice Book Awards finalist and won the Wishing Shelf Book Awards' Red Ribbon Award. She went on to co-author The Bird Caper, which received the 2024 GOLD award in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, the prestigious indie B.R.A.G. Medallion, GOLD in the Literary Titan Book Award, Finalist in the Reader's Views, and received five stars from the Readers' Favorite Book Reviews. The book receives praise for its modern style and relatable message that resonates with children worldwide. She writes with her husband, Thorir Sigfusson, and the duo writes under the pen name Pannell & Sigfusson. They are working on book three in The Crow's Tales Series. Victoria is a member of SCBWI, the American Library Association (ALA), the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), and the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild. She's a ventriloquist and loves to perform with her puppet for children at local libraries. Read More Read Less