Marcia Leonard is the 2024 winner of the SI Impact Award. Senior Advisor for The Original Art Show, she has worked as an editor, agent, publicist, project manager, book packager, and consultant—all in the field of children’s literature. She’s the author of over ninety books for young children and was co-owner of Small Packages, Inc., which produced over 150 titles for publishing clients. She helped Dilys Evans organize and mount the first Original Art exhibitions at the Master Eagle Gallery, then rejoined the show at the Society of Illustrators in 2004.
