Hi there, I’m Licia Morelli.
Best-selling Author, Editor, Publisher and Chocolate Chip Cookie Devotee living in Maine.
About Me
Welcome! I'm so happy you're here.
Here’s a little bit about me:
I’m the author of two best-selling children’s books The Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindfulness and Meditation and I Am Darn Tough (Tilbury House Publishers). Over 30,000 sold.
My writing has been seen in Vanity Fair, Maine Media Magazine, Elite Daily, Bustle, Best Life, The Rumpus, Student Filmmaker Magazine, Huffington Post, elephant journal, and more.
The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Barnes and Noble, and the Children’s Book Council have featured and reviewed my writing. You can see a list of awards and publications at the bottom of this page.
My best piece of advice is this: help people take action towards their goals. Be a catalyst for success and show people the way forward.
BOOKS
In the 4th grade, I told my parents I wanted to be a children's book writer. Turns out that dream came true.
Whenever someone messages me saying one of my books is a family favorite, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.
If you'd like to add one of my best-selling and award-winning books to your bookshelves, click the buttons below.
AWARDS & HONORS
PUBLICATIONS
Magazine Publishing, Editing & Writing
Farnsworth Museum Art Magazine, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief (2023-2024)
Maine Women Magazine, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief (2023)
Modern Visual Storytelling (Interview, Maine Media Magazine, 2023)
In Conversation: Nick Flynn (Interview, Vanity Fair, 2020)
Medusa’s End (Poem, The Poetry Connection, 2020)
June 3, 2010 (Poem, Past Ten, 2020)
Your Happy Unhinging (Poem, Spiritus, 2020)
Nick Lorentzen (Interview, Maine Media Workshops + College, 2020)
Brenton Hamilton: The Picture Maker (Feature, Maine Media Workshops + College Catalog, 2020)
Cig Harvey: Holding The Container (Feature, Maine Media Workshops + College Catalog, 2020)
Natalie Kingston: Finding the Light (Feature, Maine Media Workshops + College Catalog, 2020)
Natalie Kingston (Feature, Student Filmmaker Magazine, 2020)
Aging (Poem, ARTS Magazine, 2019)
Selected Poem of the Week Winner Read.Poetry (Andrews McMeel Publisher, 2019)
Call and Response: A Conversation With Hannah Tinti (Interview, The Rumpus, 2017)
Illuminating the Hallway: A Search for Life After Cancer (Huffington Post, 2017)
The Oncologist’s Office (Huffington Post, 2016)
Regular Contributor (elephant journal, 2012-2019)
Book Publications
I Am Darn Tough (Tilbury House Publishers, Fall 2020)
The Lemonade Hurricane: A Story of Mindfulness and Meditation (Tilbury House Publishers, 2015)
[Contributor] Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less (HarperCollins, 2009)
Awards
2016 Maine Literary Award, Children’s Literature Winner
Gelette Burgess Honor, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2016
Boards, Committees, & Training
The Maine Review - Board Member
Vermont College of Fine Arts - Student Readings MC & Organizer
The Legacy Leadership Mastermind + Training, Gina Gomez & Associates, 2022
Diversity & Inclusivity 3 Month Intensive, The Adaway Group, 2018
How to Build Inclusive Organizations Training, The Adaway Group, 2018
