About Me

What do you do with degrees in biochemistry and information systems? What's the next career step after programming, management consulting, and selling books to niche markets? Why write children's books, of course!

I write in many different genres, from picture books to middle grade novels, poetry to nonfiction articles. And I love them all. I can't imagine having to restrict myself to only one genre.

I relish the challenge of picture books--telling a complete story in a limited number of words. I connect with the characters in my middle grade novels and immerse myself in their world. I play with rhyme and meter and words in my poetry. And I enjoy interviewing people and doing the research for nonfiction books and articles.

Six Minute Mystery, my middle-grade novel, will be published by Blooming Tree Press in 2011. My picture book biography, Ada Byron Lovelace: Not a Proper Lady, won the 2010 SCBWI Runner-up Work-in-Progress Grant for Nonfiction. I have placed articles in Highlights for Children, Appleseeds, and Fun for Kidz.

I write a blog about writing books for children (www.lauriewallmark.com/blog). When I'm not writing, I make my living by teaching--computer science at Raritan Valley Community College and how to write children's books.

I live in Ringoes, NJ with my husband and two cats. I have two grown daughters, who live in Massachusetts and Washington.