Biography
Maya McKibbin is a Two-Spirited multidisciplinary animator and illustrator living on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations. They are Irish-settler and Ojibwe, with roots in White Earth Nation, and have family diaspora from Zacatecas in Mexico. They grew up in ch’atlich and later in England. Maya is an award-winning illustrator of six picture books and two graphic novels.
Awards
Picture Books
Sage and the Snowshoe Express, 2026

