Alex Druissi is a science illustrator, graphic designer, and comic artist working out of White River Junction, VT. He earned her MFA in comic art at the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2023 and graduated with BAs in Neuroscience and Studio Art from Colorado College in 2020, where he wore many hats working as a lab assistant, print shop monitor, groundskeeper, wildlife hospital volunteer, art studio assistant, and dry cleaner's customer representative. 

Alfredo Cáceres is an author and illustrator from Santiago, Chile. He has worked in picture books, magazines, newspapers and video games. His latest project is a graphic novel that's based on the city of Valdivia, Chile where he grew up between rain and moss.

Ali Woodruff is a non-binary Storyboard, Comic and Concept artist working in animation. With a BFA in Sequential Art from SCAD, they have interned for Cartoon Network and Glow in the Dark Concept Studio, and storyboarded for Youtube channels such as Pocket.Watch.

Alison Acton is a Canadian artist with a background in comics and traditional animation. She's worked for studios like Spumco, Pocket Gems, and Big Jump, and publishers like Harper Collins, Tokyopop, and First Second. She loves creating expressive characters, writing snarky dialogue, jiu-jitsu, and long dog walks away from her three boys who always want to be in the office and shed Lego EVERYWHERE. She writes and draws the webcomic Bearnuts and designs t-shirts for fun.

Alondra Araujo (She/He/They) is a comic artist from Northeast Indiana. They graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Animation and a minor in Sequential Art at the University of Saint Francis where they primarily focused on visual storytelling and developing short and long-form comics. After graduation, they were a resident at Fort Wayne’s 212, an art incubator that fostered and advocated for emerging artists and creators in the creative field. Their work often features queer Latine characters and explores themes of coming of age, friendships, cultural and diaspora identities. When they’re not working on comics, they are either hiking in one of their city's many forest trails, writing fanfiction, or in the kitchen trying out a new recipe.

Amalas Rosa is an illustrator and comic artist from Germany. She loves to draw urban scenes and small slice-of-life moments and to sprinkle them with a hint of nostalgia and melancholia. She wants to capture human relationships and the beauty between cracked concrete and rusty poles. The magic of subtle touches and the joy of running around and bumping knees. She wants to evoke the memory of a moment that you might not have lived but that you can still feel. When she isn't drawing she loves photography and discovering new cities and places.

Amanda is a cartoonist and illustrator from the Bay Area in California (unceded Lisjan Ohlone land). They are the artist and co-author, alongside Cameron Chittock, on the middle-grade graphic novel trilogy, MAPMAKERS, published by Random House Graphic.

Angela Hsieh is an illustrator and author based in Washington, DC. She enjoys making work about finding the magical in the mundane, especially if goofy animals are involved. She holds a BS in Biology from Johns Hopkins University and a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her clients include NPR, the New York Times, the New Yorker, Pop-Up Magazine, and the Washington Post.

Anna Franquesa is an illustrator from Barcelona, Spain. She has always loved drawing and was inspired to follow her passions of illustration and storytelling after seeing Rise Of The Guardians for the first time.

After discovering her newfound passion for drawing during her years at university, she hasn't let go of the pencil ever since. She especially loves how illustrations can take you to different worlds and make you feel so many different things; how a cover can convince you to buy a book; or how when illustrations accompany text, you get to picture those worlds at the maximum detail.

Anna loves illustrating fantasy and adventure, but also everyday stories that people can connect to. 

Arthur Cabezas is a trans autistic illustrator and writer for comics, games, and children’s books. He grew up in the Philippines learning to tell stories about furious queer kids with the gods and animals in his backyard. His previous work includes illustrations with Darrington Press, Evil Hat Productions, Kahel Press, Penlab, and more. He is finishing his Bachelor’s degrees in Anthropology and Art History at University of Toronto Mississauga, where he currently works in archaeology.

Bob Appavu is a Chicago-area fantasy author, cartoonist, and illustrator specializing in sequential art and collectible product design. A graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design, Bob has designed and developed products for dozens of major licenses including Classic Disney, Peanuts, Hello Kitty, Precious Moments, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and more. As an author and cartoonist, Bob has a passion for crafting the types of stories she can't readily find on the shelf, with characters who are often denied the spotlight.

Bonnie is an illustrator and cat enthusiast who loves to play. Her work can be found in books, games and television. She is always looking for ways to create fun in all forms of media for everyone to enjoy.

Cassidy is an Author/Illustrator living in the mountains of Maine. She started making her earliest comics in MS Paint, based around her Neopets and real life pets. After falling in love with children's & middle grade literature while at college, Cassidy began her journey to becoming a published author. She creates work based on her own life experiences, and has a special interest in helping queer youth feel represented in media.

Cathleen McAllister is an artist and writer located in Los Angeles with a background in visual development for film, including S.C.O.O.B. (2020) and Rumble (2021). She is currently writing the first book of the Botanical Academy, a story about small-scale activism at a school for plant magic, and she enjoys painting whimsical fantasy characters and environments. In her spare time she is trying to turn a small patio into a jungle of plants. Past illustrated covers include the Seekers of the Wild Realm series by Alexandra Ott, and The Last Windwitch by Jennifer Adam (2021).

Charlotte Spillane is a Filipino-English illustrator who has a life long love for animation, comics and manga. She has a fondness for stories that focus on friendship and growing up, and if she cries it's a compliment. She enjoys drawing fantasy, using bright colours to bring the characters she draws to life and when she's not drawing she's watching movies or playing her bass guitar.

Christina Chan is a Taiwanese-American author, illustrator, graphic novelist, and Recreation Leader at Stough Canyon Nature Center. She is a graduate of The Children’s Book Academy, The Institute of Children’s Literature, and a member of SCBWI and Kids Comic Unite. After visiting Baldassare’s underground home herself, she was deeply inspired by his story, self-taught skills, and incredible work that still stands to this day. This will be her debut picture book.

Dahui Wang is a NYC based artist with a profound love for narrative art and visual storytelling. They have done work as an illustrator, comic artist, printmaker, and animation artist for studios such as ViacomCBS, Hornet, and Titmouse. Drawing influence from childhood memories and vivid dreams, they aim to incorporate aspects of the mundane with feelings of awe and wonder in their work. Their hope is to one day share that love of the sublime with the world. When not working, you can find them consuming as much arthouse horror as they can get their hands on.

Daniel Stevens is a New York, comic, and cartoon lovin' geek. He's used his creative powers in the licensed toy, home décor, and apparel industries, for over 15 years. This artsy avenger has worked with various brands and companies including Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros, Bush's Beans and Activision. While he designs during the day, at night he switches to his author identity. This is when all the fun, adventurous, weird stories are written and illustrated. Stories that celebrate and inspire imagination and creativity.

Danika B. is a Portuguese illustrator and comic artist with a degree in Multimedia Art from the College of Fine Arts in Lisbon. She immerses herself in the emotion of each story, letting it guide the visual narrative.

Best known as the illustrator of the comic book series "Tales of the Tiny Folk", including titles such as "Roo and the Big Garden Redo", "Iggy Follows the Snail Trail", "Cappy Herds the Aphid Invasion", and "Thora and the Great Pollination", her work blends clear manga influences with a sense of magic, fantasy, and whimsical adventure.

Some of the titles she loves include "Atelier of Witch Hat" by Kamome Shirahama, "Nightlights" by Lorena Alvarez, "The Promised Neverland" by Kaiu Shirai, and "Brume" by Jérôme Pélissier.

Elaine Ho is a Singaporean-American author and artist currently living in Los Angeles. Her work is influenced by Renaissance and Baroque mannerism, and she's drawn to themes of the broken and the beautiful.

Emily Rosenthal is an illustrator and writer. Originally from New York, she currently calls Baltimore her home. Emily brings eye-catching world-building and compelling characters to her work in the form of traditional books, graphic novels, zines, and comics. Mixing the magical with the mundane and telling the stories of outsiders trying to find their places in the world is what she does best.

Emma is a French American artist, currently based in Los Angeles. She works both as an illustrator and a designer in the animation industry.

She has illustrated children's books, book covers, and is currently working on her first graphic novel with Clarion Books. Her clients include Harper Collins and Penguin Random House, as well as animation studios Dreamworks, Titmouse, Golden Wolf, and more. She has experience working with international companies and studios, and is fluent in both English and French.

Grace P. Fong ("Fictograph") a 3x Hugo-nominated illustrator and concept artist living in Vancouver, BC. She makes covers for speculative fiction publications and promotional material for authors. Recent magazine clients include Silk and Steel, Strange Horizons, and Lackington's. Her work has also been featured in special editions and promos for Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab, Victoria Aveyard, Paul Krueger, and Sabaa Tahir.

Hailey Austin is a Storyboard Artist and Character designer out of Nashville. She specializes in creating concept art for pitches as well as character designs for Animation. When she is not painting, Hailey delights in cooking with her Husband and fighting an upward battle to master Korean.

Isa Hanssen is currently based in Los Angeles working as a Story Revisionist for TV Animation, She has attended CalArts and the Cartoon Network Story Academy, and worked as an illustrator, comic artist, sporadic game dev and occasional writer. She has a fondness for weird folktales, the intersection of mixed identity, culture and mythology, and magic girls who fight. Storytelling is where her heart lies and she loves narratives she can really dig her teeth into.

Janie Lee is a queer Korean-American woman living in Los Angeles with a passion for cartoons and making comics. She has extensive experience as an animation background designer and freelance illustrator, with past clients including Warner Brothers, Disney TV Animation, Netflix, and Cartoon Network. She loves illustrating stories filled with action and adventure, as well as heartfelt and unexpected relationships between seemingly mismatched characters. In her original work all of this is on display in her recent webtoon comic, "Rockababy" and fancomics "Camp Counselor Jason". Janie loves Egyptian mythology, horror/action adventure/sci-fi movies, and a bit of a history buff.

Javeria Khoso is an illustrator and comics artist from Karachi, Pakistan. She enjoys creating work themed around fantasy and magic. Her assistant is a little white cat named Marco. She has a Bachelors in Graphic Design from the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture.

Jayme Brodie is a Maryland based illustrator and cartoonist creating cute and colorful works to make you smile. She is passionate about nature, animals, baking, and hiking. She enjoys creating art that promotes silliness and kindness.

Jazz Groden-Gilchrist is a Canadian comic artist with a BFA in Illustration from Emily Carr University. Growing up as an adopted kid and only black person in his family, identity was more of a struggle for him than he realized, but he found he was able to express this through the safe distance of storytelling. He enjoys creating diverse fantasy settings that explore identity, complex familial relations, and responsibility. His other passions include D&D, Ultimate Frisbee (briefly a professional athlete), and engineering casual conversations to be verbal Rube Golbergs that culminate in bland puns.

Jessi Eoin (they/them) is an illustrator and writer who loves making, reading, and talking about comics, and they have come to accept that this is probably how they would be lured by a kidnapper. Their work focuses on uplifting fat, disabled, queer, and trans people, and they're always open to collaborations exploring these identities, especially in a fantasy or horror setting. Jessi's work has been featured in Wizards in Space Literary Magazine, carte blanche, Rebel Mountain Press’s Disabled Voices Anthology, and elsewhere. When not making art, reading comics, or sewing, they can typically be found volunteering as a staff member with the Cartoonist Cooperative.

Jessica Ricole is an author/illustrator living in Ellicott City, Maryland. After reading Inkheart when she was 9, she knew she wanted to create rich fantastical worlds and stories like those in Inkworld. Taking inspiration from Japanese anime and manga, she strives to create all things magical, whimsical, and charming. When she's not jotting down ideas and sketching memorable characters, she's got her head stuck in a video game, a K-drama, or a good book.

Jim Kettner, but call him Kett, is a cartoonist, illustrator, podcaster, and part time comics professor. He grew up in Westchester, New York (home of the X-Men!) but sadly failed to develop any mutant powers. He studied Illustration and Cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, and after years of punk rock adventures in Brooklyn and Philly, relocated to the west coast where he received my MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts in 2013. His work has appeared in print and on the web in places like Razorcake, SF Weekly, Maximum Rock N' Roll, Travel Portland, and the As You Were punk comix anthology. His first full length graphic novel collaboration with writer Lacy Davis, Ink In Water debuted October of 2017 from New Harbinger Publications.

Josh Ulrich has been creating comics from Jacksonville Florida, since 2007. His passion for storytelling began in high school and developed into a love for making graphic novels in college. Josh's publishing credits include his graphic novel series Jackie Rose and Newman which have both been published by NAVER Webtoon. His work is usually geared towards adventure and horror, driven by funny and lovable characters. Apart from comics, Josh loves fishing, kayaking, horror movies, and painting miniature, fantasy, army men (and women… and monsters).

Joshua M. Herron is a storyboard artist from Texas with a lifelong love of comics and visual storytelling. This love has led him to his current position as a storyboard artist for Fox's Bob's Burgers. He has been working in the animation industry for the last 10 years during which he has worked on shows for Adult Swim, MTV and Comedy Central. He has been making comics about young heroes with deeply-rooted friendships and a passion for adventure for years now and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. In his spare time, he teaches his new baby daughter lyrics to all the Weird Al songs.

Judit Mallol is an author and artist living in Barcelona. She's been drawing since she was able to pick up a pencil and hasn't stopped since.

Justin Lewis is an artist and author based in Columbus, GA. His love of comics came from his childhood obsession with superheroes. In his youth, he spent countless hours designing heroes, villains, and monsters to inhabit the world of his imagination. He has a deep love of all things spooky, which led him to combine his two passions into stories about the weird and supernatural. Justin studied art at Columbus State University and has years of self-taught experience.

Kane Lynch is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Portland, OR. In addition to writing and drawing graphic novels for all ages, Kane's non-fiction and educational comics and illustrations have appeared on The Nib, Slate, and Psychology Today, as well as in the graphic novel Guantanamo Voices (Abrams Books, 2020). A graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, Kane teaches cartooning to young artists at schools, libraries, and comic cons across the country, develops cartooning curriculum, and teaches adults in CCS's summer comics program.

Kate McMillan is a writer and artist based in Los Angeles, CA, currently working as a visual development artist in animation. Kate has worked on environment designs for TV shows including Madagascar: A Little Wild, Abominable and the Invisible City, and Croods: Family Tree. She has a BA in Architecture from Yale University and a background in traditional woodworking. In her work, she loves exploring themes of identity and mental health, and enjoys designing fantastical worlds rooted in logic. When she's not writing or drawing, she can be found building furniture, watching videos of pastry chefs cutting into cakes, and starring into coffee shops on Google maps.

Kevin Hong is an illustrator based in New York, working in editorial and visual development. With a passion for animation and comics, he pursued a cartooning and illustration degree at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, graduating in 2015. His clients include Tor, Entertainment Weekly, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wired, and Marvel, and he has worked as a background artist on shows for Titmouse and Cartoon Network.

Kira Brown is a story artist based in Los Angeles California. She started her career in storytelling from her love of anime and manga. After years of being a caricature artist and visual developer, Kira's love of visual storytelling expanded her career to storyboarding for television. She's boarded on prime time shows such as Central Park and Bob's Burgers, and is expanding her medium into comic illustration. She is drawn to telling stories of high action and fantasy as a vehicle to look into self identity, interpersonal relationships and institutions. Much like the mediums that inspired her to create.

Hailing from Hawaiʻi, Kody Okamoto is a genderqueer Japanese-American illustrator and comic artist now living in the Pacific Northwest. They love using color, lighting, and camera angles to create cinematic moments in comic art. Their work has been published with Image, IDW Publishing, Skybound Entertainment, and has appeared on broadcast television on the pro-wrestling program AEW. When creating and drawing stories, Kody pulls inspiration from their lifelong love of manga, photography, superhero comics, and the stranglehold post-punk revival music had on them as they came of age in the early aughts.

Kyla Aiko is an award-nominated cartoonist and editor who's always looking for good soup noodle recommendations (the spicier the better).She's currently working on Foxlight, her debut middle grade graphic novel about a lost fox spirit and the noodle maker who helps him find his way home.

Lanna Souvanny is a Vancouver-based French illustrator of Laotian heritage who has over a decade of experience in various art fields. It includes comic book art for IDW/Marvel, where she illustrated covers and interiors of the series "Marvel Action: Origins". She also works as a Character Designer in animation.

When she's not working, Lanna always tries to have art around her, whether it's knitting, playing contemplative video games or dancing.

Leav Café is the pseudonym used by Colombian Artist, Luis Avila to showcase his work.

Drawing from a very young age, his passion for illustration and storytelling led him to pursue a career in Buenos Aires as an illustrator / comic book artist and currently works as an freelance illustrator.

Lennon "Sweets" Mancini is a trans comic artist living in Montreal. After coming out in 2019, he started a webcomic as a way to document and process his transition in real time. He is currently working on a long form autobio comic about transitioning during a pandemic with themes of found family and self acceptance. When he's not making comics, he's busy working as a tattoo artist and learning how to be a metalsmith.

Lily Allen is a West Indian-American illustrator, color designer, and classical vocalist who hails from the DMV area. She loves to draw characters of color with vibrant hues, and to explore themes of black intersectionality and heritage within her work. Her hobbies apart from drawing include reading, studying comics theory, and cramming lyrics for voice competitions. She attends a historically black university in Maryland, and is in the process of completing a BFA in Digital Media Arts, and minor in Voice Performance.

Liza Singer is the Author/Illustrator for the new Graphic Novel 'Wayward' for MacMillain’s HHYR by night, Director at Marvel Studios on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman by day.  Liza's other Film and TV story credits include: the new "Aang", Avatar: The Last Airbender Feature Film, Jentry Chau vs The Underworld, Pantheon and Harley Quinn.

Lorian Merriman is an Austin-based cartoonist and web designer currently creating the sci-fi webcomic The Otherknown as well as Maelstrom: A Prince of Evil, their first graphic novel with Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. Finding visual storytelling to be the most natural mode of expression, they like to explore queer themes of found family and self-acceptance, particularly within the backdrop of the fantastic.

Maddi Gonzalez is a cartoonist from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, but now she lives in the midwest United States somewhere. Her work in comics and illustration has a strong focus on humor and horror, with exciting composition and robust expressiveness. Recently, her first two graphic novels were published. Both for an all-ages audience, Tiffany’s Griffon (written by Magnolia Porter-Siddell) is a fantasy adventure comic and Goosebumps Graphix: The Haunted Mask is horror. Maddi also works in toy design,

Maddie Sackett is a Brooklyn based cartoonist with a passion for stories revolving around femininity, found family, mental health, and finding grace through grief and loss.

Mandy "4threset" Chan is a Nonbinary Malaysian artist/animator with a Degree in Animation at the University of Technology Sydney. They have done a wide variety of work ranging from the role of a Lead Game Artist, background artist for a visual novel to character designs for a wide variety of TTRPGs as well as having published an original webtoon with Tapas called "Chinatop"! They enjoy writing comics and stories about queer love, fate and the complicated feelings that come with life and family.

Mathew New is a cartoonist and illustrator currently living in Washington DC. They graduated from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2014 and their first all-ages graphic novel, Billy Johnson and His Duck are Explorers, was released in 2020 with Capstone Publishing. Besides their love of kids comics, Mathew is also an art model, which influences their non-fiction comics work on body image and issues.

Munette is a Filipino illustrator whose art is greatly inspired by manga and anime. She previously worked as a visualizer at an advertising agency and later pursued most of her career as an exhibitor artist in anime/comic conventions locally and internationally. Her art often portrays characters in a slice-of-life/contemporary setting. She's also greatly influenced by decorative, textile and ornamental art to invoke beauty and emotion of the characters she want to portray.

Natalia Solís Alvarado (Nat Solis) is a digital artist, animator, and illustrator from Costa Rica. She has worked with clients such as Nickelodeon, Sony, and the SYFY channel, as well as musicians such as Dannie May and Tommee Profitt. In the past, she has been an exhibitor in Festival Rayón, Pixelatl, and the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, was selected to be part of Mexico’s art residency program, Casa del Autor, has been a finalist at both Ideatoon, Pixelatl and Animation!, Ventana Sur 2024, and won the 5th edition of the Central American Comic Contest. When not creating art, she loves Dungeons & Dragons and all things fantasy.

Nishka Fialoke is a comic artist and illustrator from the DC Metro area, actively looking for work in children’s books of all ages, particularly comedic and humorous stories. She is currently working on a few student films as a background lead and concept artist, as well as on a middle-grade chapter book series! Her YA graphic novel will be shopped to editors later this year.

Olivia Stephens is a graphic novelist and illustrator from the Pacific Northwest. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2017. Her stories often weave supernatural elements alongside the mundane. Her debut middle-grade graphic novel, Artie and the Wolf Moon, will be published by Lerner/Graphic Universe in 2021. Olivia has previously illustrated for The New York Times, The Guardian (US), and FIYAH Literary Magazine. When not drawing, she enjoys eating spicy foods and losing her voice at rock concerts.

Pina Varnel is a Visual Development Artist and comics creator from Germany. She is currently working on her webcomic (ADHD Alien) about her experiences with having ADHD.

Rachel Dukes works as a cartoonist and illustrator, and is the creator of the cat-centric webcomic Frankie Comics. (Collected as a full colour book by Oni Press in 2020.) Rachel is also the co-creator of the comic series The Wizerd with Michael Sweater (Oni Press, 2020).

Rachel Green is a Los Angeles-based storyboard artist and illustrator working in animation. She earned her BFA in animation at the Columbus College of Art and Design in 2018. Her shared love for writing and illustrating led her to become a storyboard artist, and now into the literary world! She loves fantastical settings as a backdrop to deeper, personal character stories, and fun, comedic books for kids. Some of her TV credits include work for Disney Jr, Apple TV, and Netflix. When she's not drawing, she enjoys writing, playing video games, staring at cat photos, and trying new recipes (making up for lost childhood picky eater time!).

Rob is an Armenian-American illustrator based in Cambridge, MA workin on his first full-length graphic novel Fustuk. He's a huge manga nerd and is especially passionate about comics as a storytelling medium. A primary goal of his work is to celebrate the diversity and cultural excellence of the Middle East and to portray it as something other than tragic and war-torn.

Sage Cotugno is a director, writer, and storyboard artist working in animation. They graduated from Calarts in 2012 with a BFA in Character Animation and spent a semester abroad at Gobelins, L'Ecole de L'Image. In addition to creating The Glass Scientists, they have worked on Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and The Owl House. They live in Los Angeles and are, at any given moment, thinking about learning Japanese. For real, this time.

Sam Soto is a latino Comic Artist based in the Pacific Northwest. His work is heavily influenced by his lifelong love of anime, manga, and fantasy novels. In 2019 he graduated with an MFA in Comics from the California College of the Arts. He's recently been published in SaturdayAM, a digital monthly manga anthology that focuses on showcasing diverse creators. Currently he's working on his first Graphic Novel with his brother Lucas. When he's not drawing he enjoys cooking, playing video games with his brother, and spending time with his girlfriend and their black cat Nyx.

Shadia Amin is a Colombian Comic Artist and Illustrator. She enjoys drawing fantasy, action, and the little joys in life, focusing on emotional and dynamic art. She has a Bachelors and Masters Degree at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Sophie Feher is a story artist graduating SCAD in June 2022. She is from Charlotte, North Carolina and works in both animation and sequential art. In directing "Piece of Cake," her senior thesis about lesbian cake toppers, Sophie has always pushed for more representation in her projects. She has a passion for storytelling through art and works to create LGBT characters that everyone can relate to.

Sunny Sponder is a writer-illustrator by day, gamer by night, and hypochondriac 24/7. Though he colors like an episode of Rugrats or Adventure Time, he writes stories that live in the darker corner of fantasy, exploring characters who suffer from chronic anxiety, psychological puppeteering, and a conflicted sense of belonging—but always with a cereal spoonful of whimsy to help readers escape their everyday to a place with just enough magic. When he’s not doodling at home in Downtown Brooklyn, New York, you can catch him in a train or plane pretending to write important thoughts in his red pocket Moleskine, usually en route to another comic con where he gives talks on identity design for independent artists and creators.

Tangi (TAWN-JEE) Dion James (she/her) is a bubbly Caribbean-Canadian illustrator and visual development artist with 12 years of experience working for studios like Wild Canary and Fisher-Price. She balances her roles as Editor of ALJ Studios and as a first-time author of her debut children’s book, PRINCESS PEPONI AND A SPOONFUL OF MOON.  Tangi is drawn to fantasy, sci-fi and YA, and would love to illustrate books ranging from preschool to middle school and cover art.

Tasha Mukanik is a Canadian artist known for the webcomics The Sanity Circus, and Paint The Town Red. After drawing characters and writing stories all her life, it was only fitting she eventually found her passion for comics. She has a keen interest in drawing fun characters with big expressions, as well as a fascination with birds, nature, and prehistoric life. Originally from Alberta, she now lives in Montreal with her partner.

Tracy MacLauchlan is a passionate creator, animator, and illustrator with a love for story and characters. She produces award-winning animations and illustrations for clients such as Hallmark Cards, LEGO, and Amazon Publishing from her home office in Connecticut. She is able to adapt stylistically per project, and enjoys working on lively, humorous, emotional pieces. Her comic project, Gemini Journey, combines her interests in fantasy, girl power, and cartoons.

Umair Najeeb Khan is an illustrator, comic artist, and writer from Pakistan. He enjoys creating scenes that evoke emotions, exploration of cultures, and slice-of-life. His favorite projects to work on involve stories around family, fantastical settings, or superheroes.Umair has illustrated for Bloomsbury, Kids Bolo, PUBG, Killtopia, RestofWorld, BBC, and UNICEF. Beyond writing and illustrating, he also enjoys Jenga, interior design, and experimenting with his (slowly developing) culinary skills.

Veronica V. Jones is an illustrator and comic artist based in Northern Virginia. After years creating artwork for tabletop games, she began illustrating for children's books. She's worked on covers for several MG novels and illustrated the picture books MOONLIGHT CRAB COUNT, THE LIZARD LADY and BABY BEAR'S ADOPTION from Arbordale Publishing. Veronica also recently published MARCH WITH MARSHA with writer Katie Hall after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Currently she is working on her first graphic novel, OPERATION:ESCAPE VELOCITY which combines her deep nerd interests in engineering, space, and aliens.

Victoria Ying is an author and artist living in Los Angeles. She started her career in the arts by falling in love with comic books, this eventually turned into a career working in animation and graphic novels. She loves Japanese Curry, putting things in her shopping cart online and taking them out again and hanging out with her dopey dog. Her film credits include Tangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, and Moana. Her upcoming projects include illustrating the DC Comic book, Diana Princess of the Amazons and her authored graphic novels City of Secrets (Viking Children's) and Hungry Ghost (First Second).

Wes Molebash is a cartoonist in Southern Ohio. He's the author of several popular webcomics including "You'll Have That" and "MOLEBASHED." In addition to his webcomic work, he's provided freelance illustration work for clients like Target, The Ohio State University, and PBS Kids. When he's not drawing comics, he's hanging out with his wife and kids or playing video games or eating unhealthy foods.

William Austin is a Korean American Artist located in Nashville. He specializes in Animation and Illustration particularly in background development. When he's not working on concept art for his Graphic novel he is working on VR art in Quill. In the evenings he enjoyes teaching his wife how to cook Korean dishes and struggling with his horrible addiction to coffee.

Winter Jay Kiakas is a storyteller based in Montréal creating tales in as many mediums and genres they can get their hands into, including (but not limited to) comics, prose and poetry. They currently run a small collective with their partner in Montreal, Canada where they produce a variety of queer tales. They are best known for their work on Myth Retold, Prism Knights and Paint The Town Red.

Yaoyao Ma Van As is a painter/illustrator currently living in Los Angeles where she is an art director for animated tv shows. She has worked at various animation studios, including Disney TV Animation and Warner Brothers Animation, and on the TV show Rick and Morty. She has produced book covers for HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House. She enjoys creating little stories with each of her paintings, especially the ones with her dog Parker in them.