Bio

B. Sharise Moore is a multi-genre author, teaching artist, curriculum developer, workshop facilitator, and Poetry Editor for FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. In 2021, MV Media released her YA novel, Dr. Marvellus Djinn’s Odd Scholars and in 2022, she curated and edited Conjuring Worlds: An Afrofuturist Textbook for Middle and High School Students. Her debut picture book, A City Dream illustrated by Trudi-Ann Hemans, was released in October 2025 by Harper Collins.

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Moore’s forthcoming books include The Marvelous Magic of Ellen Armstrong (Penguin Random House/Kokila Spring 2027), Curious Creatures of African Folklore (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Fall 2027), and Golden: A Story of Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa (Harper Collins Summer 2028).

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She lives in Baltimore, MD with her husband and their two inquisitive children.