Willow Dawson grew up in Vancouver, BC and now resides in Toronto, ON with her husband Ray Cammaert. She graduated with honors from the Ontario College of Art and Design and works as an illustrator and cartoonist for various clients, including YWCA Canada, Owl Magazine, Kids Can Press, Top Shelf Comics, Filmblanc, Shameless Magazine, Sumach Press, Kiss Machine, Strange Horizons, and Tightrope Books. Her books have received funding from the Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.