About Vanessa

Vanessa is a children's book author, represented by Liz Nealon of Great Dog Literary Agency. She has been published in Highlights High Five (June 2023, "Listen!/Escucha!") and in Ladybug Magazine (November/December 2023, "Snip, Cut, Stick!"). In October 2023, Vanessa was selected as a mentee for the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature One-on-One Plus Conference.

Vanessa is a practicing attorney advocating for older adults. She is also amom, an aunt, an extremely amateur yoga practitioner, a huge nerd for myths and legends, and a member of a sprawling Italian-American family.