Allie The Brave

Allie Martineau, MFA (any pronouns) is an artist, writer, illustrator, KidLit organizer, and aspiring author

Allie’s work is influenced by the forests and gardens of New England, hybrid poets, fandom and film, and every queer cartoonist they find. They earned a Master’s degree in Writing for Children from Simmons University in 2019, and have since worked as a news writer and editor, children’s bookseller, book reviewer, and marketing/communications professional. Allie is the illustrator of Steve Herrell’s autobiography Ice Cream and Me (2021) and just released their illustrated poetry chapbook HELLO DESIRE in January 2025. 


Portrait by Mady Lacaprucia

Let’s Work Together

Allie Martineau is a freelance illustrator available for hire and a children’s book author and illustrator seeking representation