Shauna Cagan

Shauna Cagan is a writer, illustrator, and art teacher who has spent more than 20 years helping people tell stories. After a long career developing creative campaigns for companies, nonprofits, universities, and mission-driven organizations, she now spends her days making books, teaching art, and looking for inspiration in weird and wild places—usually somewhere muddy. Her debut picture book, Addie and the Amazing Acrobats, was published in 2023, and she's currently at work on books for both children and adults. Shauna lives in Maplewood, New Jersey, with her husband and their two mostly feral, frequently shirtless boys, who are responsible for at least half of her best ideas.