About Teri Daniels

Teri Daniels is a freelance writer, essayist, humorist, and an author of books for children.

Teri Daniels writes articles, essays, poetry, humor and books for children.

  • Teri’s work has appeared in Parenting, Woman’s Day, Newsday, Family Circle, House Beautiful, Boys’ Quest, Hopscotch, Boys’ Life , various Medium publications, and in SCBWI publications.
  • As a scribe for a mid-sized consulting firm for more than a decade, Teri created a monthly client newsletter, web content, and printed marketing material.
  • As a visiting author, Teri presented her writing programs to thousands of elementary school students.
  • Teri is a member of the PEN America Children’s and YA Committee, the Authors Guild, and SCBWI-LI KidLit News.
  • She lives and works in New York.

Recent articles by Teri Daniels:

  • Spring Your Writing and Illustrating Forward” ~ The Writing Cooperative on Medium, 3/2021
  • How to Master Tweets Faster: a 5 Step Twitter Guide for Writers” ~ Illumination on Medium, 2/2021
  • “Three Painless Ways to Keep Independent Bookstores Alive” ~ The SCBWI Bulletin, winter 2021
  • “A Podcasting Primer,” in The Book: The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children 2021 ~ from the SCBWI
  • “12 Empowering Podcasts for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators” ~ The Writing Cooperative on Medium, 12/2020
  • “Essential Blogs and Newsletters for Kidlit Writers and Illustrators” ~ The Writing Cooperative on Medium, 12/2020
  • “9 Inspiring Speakers Reveal Our Hidden Biases” ~ Illumination Curated. 10/2020
  • A Pregnant Pause” ~ P.S. I Love You on Medium. 10/2020
  • “6 Useful Tools for KidLit Creators” ~ The Writing Cooperative on Medium, 10/2020
  • “Does Finding Happiness Still Matter?” ~ Illumination on Medium, 10/2020
  • “Picture Book Subs: Where is the Love?” ~ The SCBWI Bulletin, spring 2020
  • “Cool Tool for KidLit Creators” ~ Long Island SCBWI Kid Lit News, winter 2020
  • “Puffing Back Up” ~ Long Island SCBWI Kid Lit News, fall 2019

Children’s books written by Teri Daniels:

(1) Just Enough with illustrator Harley Jessup (Viking Press, Penguin) a CCBC Choices Book and RiverBank Review Finalist Book of Distinction; (2) G-Rex with illustrator Tracy Campbell Pearson; (3)  Math Man with illustrator Tim Bush (Orchard, Scholastic) a CBC-IRA Children’s Choice book; (4)  The Feet In The Gym with illustrator Travis Foster (WinslowHouse) an NCTE choice read aloud and a Discovery Toys book selection.

Picture books written by Teri Daniels