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More About Ana Siqueira (She/Her)

**Languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish**

Ana Siqueira is a Brazilian American author and Spanish-language teacher who brings humor, heart, and cultural richness to every story she writes. Her picture books often reflect her Brazilian Cuban American heritage and celebrate family, resilience, and identity.

Her books include Bella's Recipe for Disaster/Success (Beaming Books 2021), If Your Babysitter is a Bruja (S&S 2022), Abuela’s Super Capa/ La Supercapa de Abuela (HarperCollins 2023), Our World Brazil (Barefoot Books 2023), La Mala Suerte is Following Me / La Mala Suerte Me Sigue (Charlesbridge, 2024), Vera La Valiente is Scared (Beaming Books, 2025), Sticky Hermana / Hermana Pegajosa (Charlesbridge, 2025), If Your Abuelo is an Astronauta (Simon & Schuster, 2026), and Mami’s Heart (HarperCollins 2026), among others.

You can find Ana online at:

https://anafiction.com/

YouTube I Instagram

Ana’s strengths are…

Giving ideas and suggestions to add strength to the plot
Adding stakes, tension, humor, or heart

What Ana is looking for…

Ana is looking for someone dedicated to learning the craft and flexible to try new ideas. Her mentee should be ready to revise their stories at least every two weeks.

A Note from Ana:

“I'd love learning about what you're doing to learn the craft.”

A Message From Ana to Potential Applicants:

Ana’s Picture Books

*Bella’s Recipe for Success,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Geraldine Rodríguez

*Our World: Brazil,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Ana Matsusaki

*Boitatá the Fire Snake (Discover Graphics: Global Folktales),* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Fabiana Faiallo

*If Your Babysitter is a Bruja,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Irena Freitas

*Cuando Tu Niñera Es Una Bruja,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Irena Freitas

*Abuela’s Super Capa,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

*La Supercapa De Abuela,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

*La MALA SUERTE Is Following Me,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera

*La MALA SUERTE me sigue,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Carlos Vélez Aguilera

*Sticky Hermana,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Olivia de Castro

*Hermana Pegajosa,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Olivia de Castro

*If Your Abuelo is an Astronauta,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Alyza Liu

*Vera La Valiente is Scared,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Teresa Martinez

*Room in Mami’s Corazón,* written by Ana Siqueira and illustrated by Nomar Perez (Coming Soon)

If Ana created a Visual Wish List, it would be made up of…

*Unless otherwise stated, the below serves as a wish list only. Each mentor is excited about the opportunity to find a manuscript they can’t stop thinking about. Please apply if you think you’d be a good fit.

Funny stories such as: