Ilene Dudek, Author & Illustrator

Ilene Dudek, Author & IllustratorIlene Dudek, Author & IllustratorIlene Dudek, Author & Illustrator

Ilene Dudek, Author & Illustrator

Ilene Dudek, Author & IllustratorIlene Dudek, Author & IllustratorIlene Dudek, Author & Illustrator
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Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winner!

Book Synopsis

A Coming-Of-Age Thriller for Adults

Samantha Rogers was a child of the '80s. She grew up eating TV dinners and playing hide-and-seek on the block until the streetlights came on. But one day, while hiding in her grandmother's garden, something happened. Something that will change her life forever. Monsters began to stir. Shadows took form. And every dream became a waking nightmare. Haunted by that one moment, Samantha journeys into a world of darkness. And uncertainty. Will Samantha ever find her way back out into the light? Or will she be stuck in that garden forever? 

What's Happening

My book is really coming along! I'm at 180 pages and it's almost where I want it to be. Sometime this week, I will send it out to a proofreader. And then it goes to an agent. Wish me luck!

I'm hard at work on my new project! I put my Little Ant children's books aside for a while, so I can focus on writing a novel for adults. I plan to take a different route with this book and publish traditionally.

And the first draft of my novel is complete! It's a psychological thriller. Woohoo! Now...we edit! 

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About the Author

Ilene Dudek, Award-Winning Author & Illustrator

Ilene Dudek is an award-winning author and illustrator from Nutley, NJ. In 2017, she began writing her Little Ant children's series. Since then, she has completed six books in the series. All six books have been featured in the 2020-2021 preschool art program at Lovlee Art Studios in Bloomfield, NJ. Her new book Little Ant & the Epic Battle received the 2020 Royal Dragonfly Book Award—earning honorable mention in the Picture Books 6 & Older category. It was also recognized by the state of Illinois as a valuable COVID-19 resource for families with young children. It sits alongside recommendations from the CDC and UNICEF as a resource for understanding the pandemic. Ilene has participated in over 50 local author events, including a book signing at Barnes & Noble, and has been featured on "Spotlight New Jersey" — News 12 New Jersey and in Jersey's Best magazine. Ilene was also the guest speaker at a 2020 Nutley Rotary luncheon and on the 16W with Norman podcast. In the future, Ilene hopes to expand her horizons and write a fiction novel for adults.  

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Nutley writer helps kids make an anthill out of COVID in award-winning new book


by Amy Byrnes | For Jersey's Best Magazine

Thur., Mar. 4, 2021

The magnitude of the coronavirus pandemic over the last year could make anyone feel small. Between the global scope, the narrowing of our lives and needing to wear face masks every time we leave our house — it’s enough to make even the toughest adult want to crawl into a hole and hide.


So, imagine what it’s like to live through all of this as a little kid.

Nutley resident Ilene Dudek did. The mother of two and author of the “Little Ant Stories” picture book series has shrunk the coronavirus down to ant-sized proportions to help children make sense of the pandemic in her sixth and latest installment.


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Story Monsters Ink Magazine

March, 2021


Little Ant & the Epic Battle


A modern-day fairy tale featuring a lovable little ant and his battle against coronavirus germs. When the ant discovers his neighborhood is under attack, he calls on his colony and good friends for help...


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