Alison Farrell is an author-illustrator living in Portland, OR, where she can ride bikes around town all year round. Alison went to the Massachusetts College of Art and design with the intention of studying illustration and picture books, but became a painter instead. After years of painting, teaching art, farming, and other shenanigans, she has finally returned to her origins and is happily filling her days with writing and drawing for kids.
Susie Ghahremani is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, an award-winning illustrator, internationally exhibiting fine artist, and designer of a gift collection titled Boygirlparty®. She paints her illustrations in gouache, replicating the textures and patterns of quilts through her portraiture and nature-inspired imagery. She lives in Southern California with her husband and one zillion pets, subsists on coffee, and still listens to vinyl records.
Shahrzad Maydání is an illustrator and storyteller living and working in Berkeley,California. She was raised in Africa by an Iranian mother and an English father and spent her childhood collecting and telling stories. She now spends her days inventing characters to keep her toddler company.
Sungyeon Joh is a picturebook artist and animator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also known as Sansu (which means “mountain water” in Korean). Sungyeon studied traditional printmaking at Hongik University in Korea and animation at the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently, she is working as a artist at Pixar Animation Studios. Sungyeon’s stories express her love for life and they also explore the mystery and magic of nature. Sungyeon also enjoys playing guitar and walking with her husband and son.
Liz Wong was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she spent her early childhood painting and clambering about in mango trees. Winning the first place trophy in her elementary school poster contest encouraged her to pursue art instead of a sensible career in finance like the rest of her family. Liz holds a BFA in Art from the University of Washington and currently resides in Edmonds, Washington with her husband and son. Her debut picture book, QUACKERS, was published in 2016 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.