Short Biography
Lindsay H. Metcalf writes nonfiction and poetry for children and young adults while balancing her laptop on top of her lapdogs, Gus and Margarita. Her books, such as No Voice Too Small and Tomatoes on Trial, encourage young readers to use their voices and engage with the world around them. A former journalist, Lindsay lives in rural Kansas with her husband and two teen sons who remain unimpressed with Lindsay’s writing awards—not even the International Literacy Association’s Social Justice Literature Award or the Green Earth Book Award. Learn more at lindsayhmetcalf.com or @lindsayhmetcalf on social media.
Full Biography
Lindsay H. Metcalf is a former journalist who writes nonfiction and poetry for young people. She is a co-editor of and contributor to the Social Justice Literature and Green Earth Book Award-winning young activist poetry anthologies No Voice Too Small and No World Too Big, and the summer 2026 installment, No Brain the Same: Neurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future. Three of Lindsay’s picture books were named Junior Library Guild selections: Tomatoes on Trial; Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm; and Farmers Unite!, also a Bank Street Best Book of 2020. Her 2020 debut, the picture book biography Beatrix Potter, Scientist, won the Friends of American Writers Young People’s Literature Award. Spring 2026 brought her young adult debut, Footeprint: Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women’s Rights (Charlesbridge), a biography-in-verse about a nineteenth-century scientist and suffragist who discovered carbon dioxide’s warming properties. Lindsay began her writing career as a reporter, editor, and columnist for The Kansas City Star and other news outlets. She lives in north-central Kansas with her husband, two sons, and a matching pair of Cavalier King Charles lapdogs. Learn more at lindsayhmetcalf.com and @lindsayhmetcalf on social media.
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