SHORT BiO:

Emily Deibert grew up in Toronto, Canada, spent 3 years living in La Serena, Chile, and is now back in Ontario, where she writes children’s books by day and works as an astronomer by night. Bea Mullins Takes a Shot(available now from Random House Books for Young Readers) is her debut novel. In her spare time, Emily enjoys playing ice hockey — but like her novel’s protagonist, she’s not very good at it.

Emily’s writing is represented by Kurestin Armada at Root Literary.

A headshot of author Emily Deibert against a beige brick wall. She is a white woman with long light brown hair wearing a maroon sweater. She is smiling and looking at the camera.
A young Emily Deibert skating on an outdoor ice rink. There are trees and a hockey net in the background.

Middle-school me skating

Emily Deibert as a baby, reading a novel.

I’ve loved books since before I could read!

A young Emily Deibert playing hockey on an outdoor skating rink with her younger sister.

Playing hockey with my younger sister

Fun Facts!

Birthday: February 24th

Born in: North Vancouver, Canada

Grew up in: Toronto, Canada

Lives in: Waterloo, Canada

Favourite animal: Cats

Favourite sport: Hockey (of course!)

Middle school: E.A.S.T Alternative School of Toronto

Favourite things to do when I was growing up: Reading, writing, and going for bike rides