Beth Kander

Beth Kander

Beth Kander is a best-selling novelist and dramatist. Her debut novel I Made It Out of Clay was an instant USA Today bestseller, and her popular children’s book Do Not Eat This Book! made several stat... Read more

Beth Kander is a best-selling novelist and dramatist. Her debut novel I Made It Out of Clay was an instant USA Today bestseller, and her popular children’s book Do Not Eat This Book! made several states’ bestseller lists. Beth was a Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellow (2024-2025) and has two new plays premiering in 2026; her writing has appeared in Oprah Daily, Writer’s Digest, Slackjaw, Frazzled, American Theatre and elsewhere. She is a Visiting Professor in the Creative Writing program at Mississippi University for Women and has worked as a teaching artist with schools nationwide. Beth lives in Chicagoland with her favorite characters: her husband and their two hilarious kids. Representation: Allison Hellegers, Stimola Literary Studio (books); Susan Gurman, Gurman Agency (plays).