Photo by Phoebe Mang
VERONICA MANG is the author and illustrator of the Secret Spy Society series published by Viking Children's Books. Currently, she is working on a picture book biography about American composer Aaron Copland slated for publication in Spring 2026 with Viking.
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She grew up in Perkasie, PA and later moved to New York City to attend college at Parsons School of Design where she now teaches as an adjunct. Veronica works with messy materials like graphite and paint, and loves to tell stories for all ages. She lives in Jersey City, NJ with a white cat named Minnie, a tuxedo cat named Piccolo, and a tall engineer named David.
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Veronica also designs middle grade and young adult book covers and interiors. Previously, she worked in-house at Macmillan and Scholastic.
You can see her work here.
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Full CV available here. ​​
BOOKS:​​
Unannounced picture book, Viking (2027)
Copland: A Story About America, Viking (2026)
Secret Spy Society: Case of the Musical Mishap, Viking (2023)
Secret Spy Society: Case of the Curious Scouts, Viking (2022)
Secret Spy Society: Case of the Missing Cheetah, Viking (2021)
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CONTACT:​​
Veronica is represented by Andrea Morrison at Writer's House.
For literary inquiries, please write to amorrison@writershouse.com.
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For freelance inquiries, questions, or hellos, please write to veronica.mang.art@gmail.com.
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For school visit inquiries, please write to veronica.mang.art@gmail.com and PYRAuthorVisits@prh.com.
