Meera Lee Patel is a self-taught artist, writer, and internationally recognized best-selling author. She writes books that help people connect with themselves, each other, and the world around them. Her books & journals for everyone have sold well over a million copies and have been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide.
In 2021, Meera was awarded the Olin Fellowship to pursue her MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. After spending many years waiting for “the right time” to pursue her first love, children’s literature, she’s finally following her heart. While continuing to advocate for greater mental health awareness through her work, she hopes to write and illustrate for children—as well as the grownups who care for them.
Each week, she writes Dear Somebody, a short note chronicling five things worth remembering, including reflections on motherhood and the creative process. She is also a core contributor at Uppercase Magazine, where she writes and illustrates Being, a column on the intersection of mental health & creativity.
She has been written about in MOTHER, Creative Boom, VOGUE India, and Artsy.net, among many others.
Her debut is DEAR LIBRARY (Candlewick 2027, written by Emily Arrow).
