Elaine Kachala
Children's Author, Orca Book Publishers / Freelance
Elaine Kachala is listed as Children's Author, Orca Book Publishers / Freelance. Elaine is scheduled to speak at OLA Super Conference 2027 on 29 January 2027.
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About
Elaine Kachala writes bold, curiosity-fueled STEAM nonfiction that empowers young readers to imagine—and build—a better world with technology. Her newest book, Building Homes for All: Technology for a Fair and Green Planet (2026), received a Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Award and Canadian Children’s Book Centre Canadian Children’s Book News Earth Day Book Prize, and earned distinguished reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, SLJ, and industry. Her debut, Superpower? The Wearable-Tech Revolution (2022) was named a Best STEM Book K-12 by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC). It was a finalist for several major awards, including the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize, the Red Cedar Young Readers’ Choice Awards, and the SCBWI Golden Kite Awards. Before writing for children, Elaine spent over 20 years as a health policy writer and adviser. With degrees in psychology and sociology from the University of Toronto and a master’s in environmental stu