ROSE BOUSAMRA is a freelance illustrator and comic creator born and based in Michigan. Frizzy, written by Claribel A. Ortega, is their first graphic novel and the winner of the 2023 Pura Belpré Award for Children’s Text. Their solo debut graphic novel, Gutless, is also being published with First Second. When they’re not making or reading comics they love baking sweets and playing fantasy video games.
