Originally from Houston, Texas, Kirk Reedstrom spent most of his childhood drawing and reading Calvin & Hobbes. He studied at Centenary College of Louisiana where he interned with William Joyce at Moonbot Studios, and fell in love with children’s literature before becoming a bookseller at Blue Willow Bookshop. Kirk now spends most of his time doodling in Shreveport, Louisiana with his wife, Sarah Duet, and their temperamental cat, Nash. Kirk is the creator of Somebody Write This Book, a monthly newsletter of drawing and story prompts, an active SCBWI Member, trained as a Primetime Storyteller with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and his comics zines have been featured in Salon, Relief Journal, The Quaranzine, and All Things Considered. Duck And Moose, his debut graphic novel series, will be published by Disney-Hyperion in 2024. He is represented by Ana Crespo at East West Literary Agency. Artist Statement: I am interested in creativity as a mode of self-reflection, a means of engaging with the subconscious to discover more about ourselves, our neighbors, and our communities. My art can often be described as quirky, whimsical, loose, vulnerable, and playful, which allows for the viewer to inhabit the role of a participant or collaborator instead of that of a consumer. Using materials that can often be found around a house: markers, colored pencils, pens, found paper, and watercolor, I strive to make my work accessible to give permission to the viewer to create their own work and foster interaction.