In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast we are joined by Maria van Lieshout!

Maria is a Dutch-American illustrator and graphic novelist.
She was born and raised near Amsterdam, and studied Visual Communications at George Washington University in DC. Maria has illustrated and written 15 picture books for kids. Her graphic novel Song of a Blackbird is inspired by historic events, including those that affected her own family, during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Maria lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their son.

Buy here latest novel: https://bookshop.org/a/19191/9781250869814

And check out the rest of her books here: https://bookshop.org/contributors/maria-van-lieshout

Visit Maria's website here: https://www.vanlieshoutstudio.com/

Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/vanlieshoutstudio/

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