Ami has been drawing and writing in earnest since she was ten years old. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a degree in cartooning and is the creator of Sorcerers & Secretaries, a graphic novel duology. The first volume was a YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection. She was also a contributor to the acclaimed Flight anthology series edited by Kazu Kibuishi and adapted a story for Goosebumps: Terror Trips by R. L. Stine. Amy lives near San Antonio with her husband, Kazu, and their two children.
Kazu is the author and artist of the popular Amulet graphic novel series. He is also the creator of the Flight Anthologies, the Explorer Anthologies, and Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, a winner of the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults Award. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kazu moved to the U.S. with his mother and brother when he was a child. He graduated from Film Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. He currently works as a full-time comic book artist. Kazu lives in San Antonio with his wife, author Amy Kim Kibuishi, and their children, Juni and Sophie.
Ehigbor OkosunEhigbor Okosun (Eh-hee-bor Oh-koh-soon), or just Ehi, is the #1 Sunday Times Bestselling author of Forged By Blood, the first in a Nigerian mythology epic fantasy duology. Raised across four continents, she now resides in the Southern United States, where she writes speculative fiction, mystery thrillers, and contemporary novels for adult and YA audiences. She writes in hopes of doing justice to the myths and traditions she grew up steeped in, and to honor her large, multiracial and multiethnic family. She is a graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in Plan II Honors, Neurolinguistics, and English, as well as Chemistry and Pre-Medical studies and is a Cynthia Leitich Smith Mentorship Award finalist. When she’s not reading, you can catch her bullet journalling, gaming, baking, singing, doing yoga and spending time with her loved ones. At the moment, she is hard at work on the Forged By Blood sequel which publishes in September 2024. You can visit her website for more information.
Wes is an award winning comic book colorist (2010 BD Price Audience Award for best color), and a small press comic book creator and editor. He has spent the last 15+ years working with the biggest and best talent at Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Aspen, Dynamite, etc. and has had his work featured in TV, film, and video games as well. He can mostly be found chained to his desk being viciously whipped by the evil taskmaster called "Deadlines." You can find his work at his website.
Jackdaw is a printmaker from Fort Worth, TX. who has been doing Linoleum-Cut Prints since 2006. Jackdaw says he love the simplicity and old-fashioned sensibility of linoleum-cut block prints. His work generally features Texas-centric and pop-culture subject matter such as Whataburger, history and music icons. Jackdaw plays bass in a band called Crooked Bones and travels widely around the state, showing his art and trying to eat all of the tacos. You can see his work on Etsy at Jackdaw Folk Art.
