Biography
April dela Noche Milne is a mixed Filipino Canadian illustrator and writer based in Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. April has a BFA in illustration from Emily Carr University and is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University. She illustrated the middle-grade graphic novel The Blue Road, by Wayde Compton, which was named a Quill & Quire Best Book of the Year, and the picture book The Imperfect Garden by Melissa Assaly. Nora at Night is her debut picture book as author and illustrator.
Awards
Picture Books
Nora at Night, 2026

