Aśka .

Aśka is a graphic novelist, an ex-quantum physicist, and a big fan of the little doovalacky above the ‘s’ in her name (which you pronounce ‘Ash-ka’). 

Aśka has published more than ten books and graphic novels. Her recent titles include the CBCA Notable YA graphic novel ‘Stars in Their Eyes’, which was bought by Scholastic US in 2022. 

Aśka is an organising committee member for the Perth Comic Arts Festival, has singlehandedly run an animation festival, once won a grant for a solo art exhibition, and has been featured in an ABC TV documentary. 

When she’s not creating children’s books, Aśka is travelling across WA teaching drawing-as-a-language to anyone who’ll listen. Sometimes, she sleeps.