Goldie Vance Book One

Hope Larson is the Eisner Award–winning author of Salt Magic, illustrated by Rebecca Mock. She has also written and illustrated many graphic novels including the Eagle Rock series (All Summer Long, All Together Now, and All My Friends). She adapted and illustrated A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, which spent forty-four weeks on the New York Times graphic novel bestseller list and for which she also won an Eisner Award. She is also the author of Compass South (A New York Times Bestseller), and its companion volume, Knife's Edge, both illustrated by Rebecca Mock. She lives in North Carolina.

Author Residence: Asheville, NC

Author Hometown: Asheville, NC

Brittney Williams is a Los Angeles-based creative originally from South Carolina. Williams is a storyboard and comic book artist who draws A LOT. In 2012 she interned at Walt Disney Animation Studios as a storyboard artist. Since then, she's worked for a variety of animation studios and publishers including Netflix, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks TV, BOOM! Studios, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics. As a Harvey and two-time GLAAD Award nominee, she exists to create things for kids and the queer community.

Illustrator Residence:Los Angeles, CA

Illustrator Hometown:South Carolina