Lorenzo Sangió is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books. In 2021, he won popular children’s retailer Città del Sole’s Illustrator of the Year Award. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brescia, Italy, and holds a Master of Arts in Illustration for Publishing from Ars in Fabula in Macerata, Italy.
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.
Beena Mistry
Beena Mistry is an illustrator and art director based in Toronto, Ontario. They are the web art director for Shameless Magazine and have worked on book covers, comics, zines and more. Find them online at beenamistry.com.