NHBF Author: David Elliott

David Elliott is the award-winning author of over thirty-five picture books and novels for young people, including The New York Times bestselling And Here’s to You!. He is also the author of three critically acclaimed YA verse novels: Bull; Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc; and The Seventh Raven as well as such picture books as Finn Throws a Fit and Baabwa and Wooliam. He is a two-time winner of the Claudia Lewis Award for Poetry Book of the Year. His most recent book, Bonebag, co-written with his son, Eli, received starred reviews from both Booklist and Kirkus. His books have been translated into more than fifteen languages. David was a founding member of Lesley University’s Low Residence Master of Arts Program in Creative Writing where he taught for twenty years. Before becoming a writer, David worked as a cucumber washer in Greece, a popsicle stick maker in Israel, a teacher in Libya, and a singer in Mexico. Currently, David lives in New Hampshire with his wife.

This author is scheduled to appear at the NH Book Festival which will be held at the Capitol Center for the Arts & NHBF Festival Village on South Main Street in Concord, NH on October 2-3, 2026.