Lisa Manuzak Wiley is an artist and illustrator across multiple disciplines. She has illustrated children’s books from picture books to chapter books, many with themes of whimsy and magic. In the video game industry, she worked for Activision as a concept artist and is currently an illustrator at Unbroken Studios, working on an upcoming Harry Potter game. Born and raised on Oahu, Hawaii, she now lives in sunny Orange County, California.
Tallulah Fontaine
Tallulah Fontaine (she/they) is an artist and illustrator from Edmonton, Alberta, who now splits their time between Montreal, Quebec, and Los Angeles, California. Their illustration work has appeared in many notable publications, such as the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Walrus, the Globe and Mail, Pitchfork and Them. Call Me Gray is their first children’s book.
Risa Hugo
Risa Hugo is the illustrator of a number of children’s books, including Why Are You So Quiet?, Leopold’s Leotard and Métis Like Me. She is the author-illustrator of the picture book Shadow. Risa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She spent most of her childhood living between Japan and Canada, and currently resides in British Columbia with her family.
Jenny Lucander
Jenny Lucander is the acclaimed illustrator of many books, including Freja och kråkungen, Freya and the Snake and We Are Lions!, which won the 2020 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. She was nominated for the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Jenny lives and works in Helsinki, Finland.
Karlene Harvey
Karlene Harvey is an illustrator and writer who lives on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh people. Karlene is Tsilhqot’in and Syilx and grew up on territories of the Semiahmoo and Kwantlen Nations. They have illustrated several children’s books, including Drum from the Heart; Every Child Matters; Maggie Lou, Firefox and Kaiah’s Garden.