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Kim Wagner Nolan

Children's Illustrator & Museum Exhibition Designer

Published in "An Ekphrasis Adventure." Little Thoughts Press, Issue 10, May 2025

First place winner of the 50 precious words international writing contest for Paper Plane by Kim Wagner Nolan with an illustration of a little boy standing on top of a hill about to throw a paper airplane © Kim Wagner Nolan

1st Place Winner of the #50PreciousWords International Writing Contest 2024

ugly christmas sweater children's illustration of a boy, girl, and pug dog posing for a photo in front of the Christmas tree wearing ugly Christmas sweaters

Ugly Sweater- SCBWI Draw This! winner December 2024

Children's illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan for June 2022 Issue of Kite Tales

SCBWI Florida Featured Illustrator- June 2022

Rainbow children's picture book illustration of a little girl wearing a yellow raincoat, purple rainboots, and holding a rainbow umbrella. She's walking in the rain with a cityscape in the background. She is staring up with awe and wonder at a giant rainbow beaming down from the clouds above. Illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan.

Play Ball children's illustration. Kids dancing under a tree at night by Kim Wagner Nolan

Happy bear carrying a little boy on his shoulders through the forest with hummingbirds and squirrels children's illustration by Kim Wagner Nolan

African American happily girl skipping away from the mailbox holding a purple envelope in the air with her left hand and a rainbow stuffed panda bear in her right hand. A woman is waving from across the street.

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1st place winner of the 50 precious words international writing contest 2024

PBParty honorable mention 2024

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StoryStorm winner 2021

StoryStorm winner 2022

StoryStorm winner 2023

StoryStorm winner 2024

kid's choice kidlit writing contest participant 2024

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