Mark Shulman (born April 1, 1962) is an American children's author, born in

Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...

, and has written more than 200 books. He is the founder of Oomf, Inc, a book production company. His

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

, ''Scrawl'', edited by

Neal Porter Neal Porter is an American children's book editor. He is the founder of Neal Porter Books, an imprint of Holiday House. After a brief stint in the college textbook department of St. Martin’s Press he moved into trade publishing, in 1977, whe ...

, is included in the list of Best Fiction for Young Adults by the American Library Association Mark Shulman lives with his family in New York City.

References

External links

Mark Shulman's web site

Oomf, Inc. web site

1962 births Living people American children's writers American writers of young adult literature Children's non-fiction writers 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American humorists American publishers (people) Jewish American writers Writers from Rochester, New York Writers from Buffalo, New York 21st-century American male writers Novelists from New York (state) 21st-century American Jews {{US-child-writer-stub