Debra Daugherty

Debra Daugherty is a children's book author from central Illinois, and a member of SCBWI, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the SCBWI-Illinois representative for the Springfield area network.

Her publishing credits include The Memory Jar (Roan & Weatherford Publishing Associates, LLC/Young Dragons, 2023), Cows Can’t Be Clowns (Harbor Lane Books/EverImagine Books, 2024) Calamity Cat (MeeGenius,/HMH, 2013), The Dragon’s Ring (Astra Press/Clean Reads, 2016), a short story in an anthology, Adventures on the Go, Book 2, (Offbeat Reads,2021), three articles in SCBWI-Illinois Prairie Wind magazine, and two children’s stories in Guardian Angel Kids ezine.

Her short story, Heart of Stone, won first place in the Litchfield Student Educational Foundation writing contest in 2015.

Debra began writing children’s stories for her nieces and nephews when they were young. Now their children read her books.

When not writing or reading, Debra enjoys exploring flea markets, visiting local museums and historical sights, and playing ball with her pup nephew Elmer, her brother’s dachshund, when he visits from Texas.

Something most people don’t know about Debra--she’s kissed the Blarney Stone.