Jessica Vitalis is a Columbia MBA-wielding writer specializing in middle grade literature. An American expat, she now lives in Canada with her husband and two precocious daughters. She loves traveling, sailing, and scuba diving, but when she's at home she can usually be found recording book talks for Magic in the Middle or changing the batteries in her heated socks. THE WOLF'S CURSE (Greenwillow/HarperCollins) was her debut novel. A standalone companion, THE RABBIT'S GIFT, comes out October 25th, 2022, followed by COYOTE QUEEN 2023) and an untitled novel (2024) . Learn more at jessicavitalis. com.
Paul Gilligan
Paul Gilligan studied illustration and animation at Sheridan College in Toronto and comedy writing at the National Film Institute. He has won awards for both illustration and design as a freelance illustrator for a diverse array of publications such as Entertainment Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, Men's Fitness, Disney Magazine, NFL Properties, and Bon Appetit, among others. Pooch Cafe is his first syndicated comic strip. He lives in Toronto.
Jessica Vitalis
Jessica Vitalis is a Columbia MBA-wielding writer specializing in middle grade literature. An American expat, she now lives in Canada with her husband and two precocious daughters. She loves traveling, sailing, and scuba diving, but when she's at home she can usually be found recording book talks for Magic in the Middle or changing the batteries in her heated socks. THE WOLF'S CURSE (Greenwillow/HarperCollins) was her debut novel. A standalone companion, THE RABBIT'S GIFT, comes out October 25th, 2022, followed by COYOTE QUEEN 2023) and an untitled novel (2024) . Learn more at jessicavitalis. com.
Paul Gilligan
Paul Gilligan studied illustration and animation at Sheridan College in Toronto and comedy writing at the National Film Institute. He has won awards for both illustration and design as a freelance illustrator for a diverse array of publications such as Entertainment Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, Men's Fitness, Disney Magazine, NFL Properties, and Bon Appetit, among others. Pooch Cafe is his first syndicated comic strip. He lives in Toronto.