Ty Chapman is the author of SARAH RISING (Beaming 2022); LOOKING FOR HAPPY (Beaming 2023); A DOOR MADE FOR ME, written with Tyler Merritt (WorthyKids 2022); as well as two forthcoming picture books through multiple publishers, and a forthcoming poetry collection. A previous version of the collection was longlisted for Button Poetry's Chapbook contest, and Frontier Magazine’s 2021 New Voices contest. Additionally, individual poems have won various contests and been published in multiple literary magazines throughout his career. Ty's accomplishments also include being named a Loft Literary Center Mirrors & Windows fellow, Mentor Series fellow, and attending Vermont College of Fine Arts in pursuit of his Master's Degree in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults.