DEKE MOULTON
Middle Grade Kidlit Author

BIO
Short Bio
DEKE MOULTON (she/her) (rhymes with 'geek') is a writer currently living in the US Pacific Northwest. She is a former US Army drill sergeant and trained as an Arabic linguist during her time in service. Don't Want to Be Your Monster, her debut book, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Awards and was named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Middle Grades of 2023. Her follow up, Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf, is a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a Jewish Book Council middle grade finalist. She is represented by Rena Rossner with the Deborah Harris Literary Agency.
BIO
Long Bio
Deke Moulton (she/her) is the author of the Sydney Taylor Honor book recipient DON’T WANT TO BE YOUR MONSTER and Jewish Book Council middle grade Finalist BENJI ZEB IS A RAVENOUS WEREWOLF (Tundra Books). Both books are re-examinations of classic monster myths (vampires and werewolves, respectively) through a Jewish lens. Deke (short for Dikla) grew up in Chicago and worked behind the scenes as an apprentice book conservator at the Adler Planetarium before enlisting in the United States Army. Her time in service gave her invaluable experiences, like living in Italy for three years, studying Arabic at the Defense Language Institute, and even yelling at people professionally as a drill sergeant. Deke now lives in the Pacific Northwest, where cozy vibes and drizzly skies influences her current work. She is represented by Rena Rossner at the Deborah Harris Literary Agency.

Deke Moulton