Authors & Illustrators

Lena Schall, born in 1983, studied media design and illustration in Münster. She has been living in Berlin since 2011, where she creates illustrations and animated films. She uses a variety of techniques and styles, from drawings and collages to paper art and modelled figures and scenes.

Phùng Nguyên Quang is a children book author and illustrator based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His work is inspired by the cultural and traditional of Vietnam and South Asia.

John Coy is the author of young adult novels, the 4 for 4 middle-grade series, and nonfiction and fiction picture books including Hoop Genius, Game Changer, Their Great Gift, Dads, If We Were Gone, and Where We Come From. He has received numerous awards for his work including a Marion Vannett Ridgway Award, a Charlotte…

Khoa Le is a picture book author and illustrator from Vietnam. Alongside her love of reading, art, and music, she draws inspiration from her journeys, discovering the beauty of the world—particularly through her deep love for the ocean and all things connected to it. Accompanied by her beloved cats, Khoa finds peace in her small…

Jilanne Hoffmann has been a zoo train engineer, a waitress, a “real” engineer, a fitness trainer, a tai chi instructor, a freelance writer for nonprofit organizations, and now enjoys writing stories for kids and adults. She has a BS in Engineering and an MFA in creative writing. Her picture book, A River of Dust, was…

Chris Park is a professional illustrator whose work has won several awards. Some of his previous clients include TBS, Team Coco, Rolling Stone, American Greetings Co., Cloudco Entertainment, Pro Publica, Sleeping Bear Press, Usborne Publishing and Lightspeed Magazine. He co-authored and illustrated his the picture books Little Sock and Little Sock Makes a Friend with…

Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic writes books in the San Francisco Bay Area surrounded by a few kids, a few cats, and one husband. Her work includes The End of Something Wonderful, Hello Star, and Touch the Sky.

Karsten Teich was born in Hannoversch Münden in 1967. After studying art at the University of the Arts in Kassel, he worked for various magazines and daily newspapers. He has written and illustrated many award-winning children’s books, including the Cowboy Klaus series (Tulipan). Karsten Teich lives in Berlin.

Gundi Herget, born in Munich in 1970, studied literature, travelled around the world and then worked as a travel editor for many years. Today, she lives with her family on the edge of the Bavarian Alps and works as a freelance author. She loves writing for children and plays drums in a rock band in…

Miriam Zedelius was born in Heidelberg in 1977 and lives in Leipzig with her family. She also studied there at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst. Today, she’s a freelance illustrator, designing postcards, posters and picture books in her own small silk-screen printing workshop with great success. Her two children enjoy being their mum’s test…

Amanda McCrina is the author of several YA historical novels. After three years of teaching at an international school outside Madrid, Spain, she now lives outside Nashville, Tennessee, where she works as a bookseller.

Shannon Hitchcock grew up on her grandparents’ farm in rural North Carolina. She is the author of numerous middle grade novels including Ruby Lee & Me, The Ballad of Jessie Pearl, and One True Way.

Gaby D’Alessandro is a Dominican illustrator based in NYC. Gaby’s work has been recognized by Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, 3×3, American Illustration, and Latin American Ilustración. Her illustrated books include And, Too, the Fox; The Cot in the Living Room; and Stolen Science.

Ada Limón is the author of six books of poetry, including The Carrying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. She was the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. She lives in both Kentucky and California.

Ariana Zustra was born in Dubrovnik in 1987 and lives in Berlin as a freelance journalist and musician. After studying cultural studies and sociology at the University of Tübingen, she completed training courses at the Reportage School and the Axel Springer Academy, as well as an internship at Rolling Stone. She is the senior editor…

Susanna Harrison is an Australian illustrator, designer and creative artist from Sydney. Her clients include numerous national institutions, the Sydney Opera House and the Australian Red Cross. www.susannaharrison.com.au

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)/Children’s Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade…

Patricia Newman wants us all to know we are part of nature. As a Robert F. Sibert Honor recipient, she shows us how our actions ripple around the world, empowers us to find our own connections to nature, and encourages us to use our imaginations to act on behalf of our communities. Her nonfiction titles…

Becca Hall graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2014, where she received a first class honours degree, and the alumni award for illustration. Afterwards she began working as a freelance illustrator and artist. She now lives in Cornwall with her two dogs.

Anna Gusella is an illustrator and author who lives in Berlin with her family and dog Ella Propella. What she loves about her job is that drawings are not bound by reality and that you can show things that are not normally visible, whether they be feelings, fantasy creatures, thoughts or smells. The word ‘illustrate’…