Callie C. Miller (she/her/hers)

Callie C. Miller is a children's book author (The Vanishing Orphans of Alvanor), and a writer of animation (Monster High, LEGO Monkie Kid), comics (Riot Games, DC), and video games (Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars: Jedi team). A lifelong purveyor of words, she delights in the quirky and is a sucker for black sheep stories. Callie wrote a Star Wars fan fiction novel when she was thirteen, and loves high fives and hot chocolate.

Callie received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her middle grade fantasy novels are available wherever books are sold. Learn more at www.calliecmiller.com. 

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Books:

The Vanishing Orphans of Alvanor

Children
Aladdin
June 2026
ISBN 9781665982252
hardcover, 0 pages

A young thief risks everything to save her friends when a mysterious force begins hunting orphans in this Dickensian steampunk middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The School for Thieves, Between Monsters and Marvels, and Oliver Twist. Bandit Brambleton is one of the many orphans of Alvanor. After the Shattering--when the country lost the magics that helped it prosper--children with no parents or home or papers became all too common. Forgotten and ignored by Alvanor, orphans banded together to survive. But Bandit isn’t just an orphan. She has a title, a reputation, a mystique. She is the Ghost of Halcyon. Bandit picks pockets and breaks into homes with ease, but steals only what she needs to survive. As long as she has her sister, Rika, a stub of charcoal for drawing, and a semi-full stomach, she has plenty. But when the Tikari--a terrifying duo who thrive on cruelty--arrive in the city and orphans begin disappearing, Bandit will have to pull off her greatest scheme yet to protect Rika and save the Vanished... and possibly all of Alvanor. More/less

The Hunt for the Hollower

Children
Simon and Schuster
June 2024
ISBN 9781665918121
Paperback, 416 pages

In this riff on Arthurian legend, a wizardess who is still mastering her powers goes on an epic quest to save her brother from an evil wizard in this “sweet and fun” middle grade adventure that’s “sizzling with magic” (Adam Rex, New York Times bestselling author) and is perfect for fans of Adam Gidwitz and Amanda Foody!The great wizard Merlyn prophesized that his seventh descendant would do wonderful, miraculous things—baffling everyone when his great-great-many-times-great grandchild turns out to be twins. Soon enough, however, it becomes clear which sibling is the Septimum Genus: Percy is a natural with magic. Merlynda (to put it simply) is not. But Merlynda doesn’t mind. Percy has always been by her side to cheer her up (and clean up) after her magical bungles—until the twins attempt a forbidden spell to help her control her magic, and Percy vanishes through a portal and straight into the clutches of the magic-stealing, mythical Hollower. Aided by her best friend (who longs to be a knight), a wandering musician (who is fleeing from his past), and her brand-new, fierce familiar (who yearns for a taste of funnel cake), Merlynda sets off on a quest to rescue her brother. But to defeat this ancient evil, she must discover and embrace her true powers—or else lose her brother for good. More/less