Janelle Harper

Janelle is an author, dancer, and educator from the Bronx. She finds inspiration in city life and the diverse experiences of the African Diaspora. Janelle’s debut picture book, My Block Looks Like, illustrated by Frank Morrison, is a love letter to The Bronx and will be published in 2024 by Viking imprint of Penguin Random House. At Woodward, she plans to revise her middle grade novel in verse and several picture book manuscripts.