Amber Akin is a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator from Massachusetts. She is the illustrator of the graphic novel, Penny and the Yeti by Jimmy Gaspero. She adores drawing sweet animals, joyous and silly tales, magical creatures, and all things whimsical. When not busy making art or teaching, Amber can be found bookselling, devouring vegan pastries, and spotting the native bird species of the Pioneer Valley.

Self-Identifiers: LGBTQIA+; Women authors/illustrators; Mixed race (white and Lebanese)

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Victor Bizar Gómez is a Mexican-American illustrator who mixes urban city iconography, dreamlike surrealism, stylized figures, and social consciousness to create interesting visuals and narratives. Raised in the desert of Phoenix, AZ and now living among the trees in Portland, OR Gomez graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art with a BFA in Illustration.

Self-Identifiers: Latine; Mexican-American; Chicano; Portlander

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