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Tracey Dils is the author of more than thirty-five books for young readers in a variety of genre—picture books, scary stories, beginning readers, nonfiction, and biography—and has been awarded the Parents’ Choice award as well as the Ohioana Award in Children’s Literature.  She has held a number of high-level editorial positions, including publisher for McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing, Marketing Manager for The Ohio State University Press, and Editor-in-Chief at Willowisp Press.  In addition, Tracey has served as a writing consultant for various publishing endeavors including Guideposts for Kids, several elementary and college textbook companies and a creative writing specialist through the Thurber House. 

Dils considers inspiring beginning writers to be some of her most important work.  She has taught writing for children at the university level and through correspondence schools, and she is a featured speaker at writers’ conferences and workshops throughout the country.  In addition to her work with aspiring adult writers, Dils has taught writing to children in a number of settings and is a frequent “guest author” in elementary and middle schools.

Tracey graduated from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio and currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, Richard Herrold, and two children, Emily and Phillip.