Juliet C. Bond, LCSW writes for children, and is a Development Director at Literature for All of Us. In 2014, she founded her own non-profit, COPE. Her first book, "Sam's Sister," was published in 2005, and has sold over 50,000 copies. She went on to collaborate with Newberry winner Joyce Sidman to publish the stage adaptation of "This is Just to Say" and has stories and poetry in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Juliet's shorter works can be found online in the SCBWI Prairie Wind, at StoryStudio Chicago and The Copperfield Review. Juliet serves as the Welcome Coordinator for The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators in Illinois.