Sangu Mandanna was four years old when an elephant chased her down a forest road and she decided to write her first story about it. Seventeen years and many, many manuscripts later, she signed her first book deal. Sangu now lives in Norwich, a city in the east of England, with her husband and kids. Her work includes Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom, A Spark of White Fire, Color Outside the Lines, Vanya and the Wild Hunt and more!
Kristina Kister is illustrator of Vanya and the Wild Hunt and a character designer from Essen, Germany.
After graduating in Communication Design she worked as a junior art director in an ad agency in Düsseldorf, where she illustrated for clients like Weight Watchers, Fashion Designer Thomas Rath, DHL and many more. Today she is a freelance illustrator illustrating pen&paper books, children's books, developing character and concepts for German TV shows and all kinds of projects which involve illustration work.
Having a background as a graphic designer, her style is characteristic for geometric shapes, unusual colour palettes and clear outlines. Working mostly digital, she experiments with watercolour and pencil textures to give it an analogue feel.
After graduating in Communication Design she worked as a junior art director in an ad agency in Düsseldorf, where she illustrated for clients like Weight Watchers, Fashion Designer Thomas Rath, DHL and many more. Today she is a freelance illustrator illustrating pen&paper books, children's books, developing character and concepts for German TV shows and all kinds of projects which involve illustration work.
Having a background as a graphic designer, her style is characteristic for geometric shapes, unusual colour palettes and clear outlines. Working mostly digital, she experiments with watercolour and pencil textures to give it an analogue feel.
