Bio

Misty Wilson is the author of Play Like a Girl, her debut middle-grade graphic memoir, which won the Buckeye Children’s Book Award, earned a starred review from Booklist, and was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Misty is a licensed preK-5 teacher, a registered nurse, and a voracious reader. She loves binge-watching television series and adores rom-coms. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband, David Wilson, illustrator of Play Like a Girl, and their two daughters.

Some fun facts:
She’s a nocturnal creature who HATES getting up early.
Some of her favorite TV shows are Julie and The Phantoms, Never Have I Ever, & Ginny and Georgia