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Speaking Engagements

I’ve had the great fortune to speak at art and illustration events across the country with Organizations like SCBWI and CBIG-NYC. I have talks prepared on several topics, including:

  • The Art & Architecture of Picture Books

  • Diversity & Visual Representation in Children’s Literature

  • Storyboarding for Picture Books

  • Portfolio Building & Self Promotion

  • Illustrating for a Middle-Grade Audience

  • Character Development

  • The Group Critique: How to Give and Receive Constructive Feedback

I love the opportunity to come out and meet a group of artists and illustrators and I’m happy to speak to topics that you think will best help your group thrive. Use the form on this page to find out if I might be available to speak at your event.

If you’d like to have me jury a show or offer portfolio critiques, those can also be arranged.

Mallory is a sixth-generation Texan who's forsaken the motherland to live in Brooklyn, NY. An award-winning art director and designer, she started her career at Penguin Random House before moving on to Simon & Schuster, Alloy Entertainment, Cider Mill Press, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She is currently a Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group in New York City. Mallory has lectured at the Highlights Foundation, SCBWI, CBIG, and universities across the country. She is also an illustration mentor with We Need Diverse Books.

When she's not making art, she's screenwriting, boxing, doing yoga, watching football (go Cowboys!), and eating her way through the city. Mallory uses she/her/hers pronouns.

Interested in hiring Mallory for a book cover? Drop her a line below. 

Portfolio Reviews

If you are interested in a portfolio review, please use the form below with [Portfolio Review: Your Name] in the subject line. In the message please include a link to your portfolio and the time zone in which you’re located. Reviews are 30 minutes long and cost $55 per session.

A limited number of picture book dummy reviews are available. Reviews last 45 minutes and include a marked-up PDF with specific notes. The pricing for these is $150/dummy.