Naras Kimono

Naras Kimono (born Naras Kimono Strickland on August 23, 2004) is an American author and artist from Chicago, IL. She has been writing short stories and illustrating graphics since she was very young, and made her professional writing debut in 2020 as a then sixteen-year-old contributing author on the fourth installment of the Reviews by Cat Ellington book series: Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 4. She has since contributed original analyses to four more works in the notable Reviews by Cat Ellington series, including "Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 5," "Reviews by Cat Ellington: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 6," and the encyclopedic "The Complete Works: Reviews by Cat Ellington, Books 1-9."

When she’s not writing, creating characters, or drawing, Naras enjoys reading, watching Nickelodeon, studying dog breeds, cooking, listening to music, drinking chai tea, and engaging in various outdoor activities.