Meet Alex.
Alex Waldo is a children’s picture book writer based in Nashville, TN. She writes a diverse range of stories for little ones; from humorous laugh out loud commercial fiction to lyrical intergenerational stories to slightly spooky kid lit horror. Nothing is off limits! She is represented by Katie Monson at SBR Media.
Alex Waldo is in Marketing / PR by day and toddler story telling by night. She received her B.A. in Rhetoric and Writing from the University of Tennessee and received a M.S. in Computing and Informatics from Lipscomb University. She resides in Nashville, TN with her two daughters, Eleanor and Ruby, and her husband, Mark. She is passionate about teaching little ones through storytelling. Alex enjoys spending time with family, friends, doing yoga, and being in the mountains.
Alex is a member of SCBWI (Midsouth and Southern Breeze) and 12x12. In 2024, She was selected for SCBWI’s From Acorn to Oak writing Intensive (summer 2024) and completed F-Flat Books Writing Rescue Lab intensive (August 2024). She is an active member in her critique groups, regular workshop attendee, and passionately dedicated to the craft of writing. Winner of ‘25 Kid Lit Chuckle Challenge Honorable Mention.
In 2025, She will be attending the At Home Author Picture Book Creators Conference (January), Andrea Brown Literary Agency Big Sur Writers Conference (February), SCBWI Virtual Winter Conference (February), and SCBWI Southern Breeze Spring Mingle (March), F Flat Writing Intensive (May) with CMA agent, Vicky Weber, SCBWI Volunteer (September) And that’s all…for now.
She has several completed and polished manuscripts wit other WIP on the way. Please reach out to her agent, Katie Monson, at katie@sbrmedia.com for publishing inquiries.