About

Laura Freeman is a creative and award winning illustrator with extensive experience in children’s publishing, editorial design, licensing, and fashion. In addition to being a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree, her work on “Hidden Figures” written by Margot Lee Shetterly, was recognized with an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. It reached the New York Times Best Seller list and was listed in “Ten Books All Georgians Should Read”. Her art has been honored at the Society of Illustrators in NYC and in the Annuals for Communication Arts and American Illustration. She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts and currently lives in Atlanta.

Honors and Awards:

2025 Ceecee:Underground Railroad Cinderella - A Junior Library Guild Standard Selection

2025 I’m an American and Ketanji selected as Notable Social Studies Trade book winners

2023 Society of Illustrators Annual - Juneteenth Google Doodle

2023 American Illustration AI42

2021 FOCAL Award Winner- Biddy Mason speaks Up

2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor - Hidden Figures

2019 NAACP Image Award - Outstanding Literary Work for Children - Hidden Figures

2019 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award - Pies From Nowhere

2018 - Hidden Figures - Selected as a Children's Book All Young Georgians Should Read

2018 - American Illustration AI37

2017 - Communications Arts Illustration Annual
6 Junior Library Guild Selections for the series: Nikki & Deja and The Carver Chronicles

2009 - Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book Award Honor - Birthday Blues

2004 - Seal of Excellence - Creative Child magazine - A Wild Cowboy