Lorina Mapa

Lorina Mapa was born in the Philippines and moved to North America at the age of 16. She studied at the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in New Jersey where she met her husband, cartoonist Daniel Shelton. They currently live in Montreal with their four children. "Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me" (Conundrum Press, Canada) is an illustrated memoir about growing up in the Philippines during the 1980s. Published in March 2017, it has been featured on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Conde Nast Traveller, and has been nominated by the American Library Association (Great Graphic Novel for Teens) and by the Canadian Children's Book Centre (Best Book For Teens). Lorina was featured on the CBC's 2017 list of Writers to Watch.