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Illustrator Lookbook

Welcome to Our Lookbook Welcome to our new Full Circle Literary Lookbook! We’re thrilled to present our illustrators (both newcomers and award-winners) each bringing a distinctive style, vision and point of view to their artwork. We look forward to discussing how our artists can work with you!

Meet Our Agents

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Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Lilly Ghahremani

Taylor Martindale Kean

Nicole Geiger

Our Illustrators Christine Almeda

Estelí Meza

Fahmida Azim

Vanessa Morales

Lili Chin

Cameron Mukwa

Ashleigh Corrin

Jonathan Nelson

Reza Dalvand

Meenal Patel

Adriana M. Garcia

Andrea Pippins

Bridget George

Raquel Russo

Susie Ghahremani

Olivia Sua

Roxsy Lin

Anoosha Syed

Rafael López

Cheryl “Ras” Thuesday

Juana Martinez-Neal

Alexander Vidal

Christine Almeda Website Christine Almeda finds inspiration from her family’s Filipino heritage and nature. She enjoys family time, sharing a good meal, and spending time in nature. As a woman of color, Christine loves to illustrate books that empower young readers to take pride in their heritage, their community, and themselves! Known for her character design, Christine works in multimedia to develop heartfelt board books, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade.

Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Fahmida Azim Website Fahmida Azim is a Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator whose work centers on themes of identity, culture, and autonomy. She enjoys drawing real people living extraordinary lives, fictional people living beautifully ordinary lives, and food. Originally from Bangladesh, Fahmida now lives and creates in Seattle.

Represented by Lilly Ghahremani

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Golden Kite Winner

Lili Chin Website Lili Chin is a Malaysian-Chinese-American illustrator who lived in Sydney before arriving in LA, where she co-created the popular ¡Mucha Lucha! show for Kids WB Network. She enjoys learning about different cultures, vintage aesthetics, food and relationships (pet or human!) She would love to work on projects about science, wellness/health, folklore, and social justice as well.

Represented by Lilly Ghahremani

Ashleigh Corrin

Website Ashleigh Corrin has created an impressive list of picture books and board books from her home base in Virginia. An experienced graphic designer, her vibrant color work features texture and playful lines, often with hand lettering. For Ashleigh, inspiration can come from family, nature, and life events both mundane and life-altering; her favorite projects allow ample space to play and interpret. © Ashleigh Corrin

Represented by Nicole Geiger

Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award

Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award

Reza Dalvand Website Reza Dalvand is an internationally award-winning illustrator and art director from the Middle East whose projects for children and adults have been translated into more than 15 languages. Born and raised in Iran, Reza is a world traveler and enjoys projects that celebrate global characters and connection or explore child psychology and identity. His playful, fantastical style has earned featured recognition at Bologna, Sharjah and many more. He lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Oshima Picture Book Museum Award - Grand Prix Represented by Lilly Ghahremani

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - 3x nominee (2025)

Adriana M. Garcia Website Adriana M. Garcia creates visual art, paints murals, and illustrates picture books from her hometown of San Antonio, Texas. She has been awarded the American Indian Youth Literature Award and Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration for Where Wonder Grows, and Pura Belpré Illustration Honors for All Around Us and Remembering, all by Xelena González. Adriana creates community murals honoring history, social justice, immigration, environmental and women’s rights. She believes in the social importance of art to document, heal, protest, and learn.

Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Bridget George Website © Bridget George

Bridget George is an Anishinaabe illustrator and author-illustrator who was raised in her home community and the traditional territory of her people along the shores of Lake Huron. She finds inspiration in the natural world, her ancestral language, her love for her community, and the journey of parenthood. She is most passionate about creating space for authentic and diverse Indigenous representation for children, focusing on picture book illustration and decorative book covers.

Represented by Nicole Geiger

Susie Ghahremani Website Susie Ghahremani is an Iranian-American artist and graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She illustrates for both children’s and adult books, with themes ranging from nature and animals to selfcare and Middle Eastern heritage. A loving aunt to 11 kids, she enjoys camping, birdwatching, playing music, and traveling.

Represented by Lilly Ghahremani

Society of Illustrators Exhibitor

Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year (Stack the Cats)

Roxsy Lin Website

Roxsy Lin is a Venezuelan author/illustrator based in Southern California. She grew up in a tiny town called Merida, where she used to sneak into her Abuelo’s poetry reading group. Every new word she learned filled her heart with joy and wonder. Following that passion, Roxsy became a journalist and now writes for the Los Angeles Times and others. Roxsy is committed to sharing the stories of her community, especially those of underrepresented immigrant Latina women.

Represented by Taylor Martindale Kean

Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program Mentee We Need Diverse Books Mentorship Program Mentee

Rafael López Website The artwork of Rafael López is a fusion of strong graphic style and magical symbolism. He is known for rich colors and brilliant backgrounds inspired by his cultural heritage growing up in a family of architects, poets, musicians and artists in central Mexico. Rafael’s artwork can also be seen in murals around the world, United States Postal Service stamps, and The National Museum of the American Latino.

Two-time #1 New York Times Bestseller

Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Five-time Pura Belpré Award winner

Juana Martinez-Neal Website Juana Martinez-Neal is the Peruvian-born daughter and granddaughter of painters. She is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor (Alma and How She Got Her Name), Robert F. Sibert Medal (Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story) and Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration (La Princesa and the Pea). Juana paints with acrylics, colored pencils and graphite on handmade textured paper giving each of her books a distinct style.

Caldecott Honor winner Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Robert F. Sibert Medalist

Estelí Meza Website © Estelí Meza

Estelí Meza an author and illustrator originally from Mexico City. Known for her vivid colors and lush textures, Estelí works in mixed media, using acrylic paints, graphite, and colored pencils. She received A la Orilla del Viento Award, Mexico’s most important picture book award and the Premio International del Libro Ilustrado Infantile y Juvenil de la FILIJ. Her artwork has also been featured for Google for International Women’s Day.

A la Orilla del Viento Award Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Premio International del Libro Ilustrado Infantile y Juvenil

Vanessa Morales Website Vanessa Morales is a Mexican illustrator and character designer/concept artist with a deep love for nature, adventure, and fantasy. Vanessa paints in traditional techniques like gouache, watercolor, and multimedia. She works on picture books, chapter books, and many popular middle grade book covers. Vanessa also works in animation creating concept art and costume design for companies including Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks TV, Kodansha Japan, and OddBot.

Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Cameron Mukwa

Website Cameron Mukwa illustrates graphic novels and nonfiction for middle grade and young adult readers, and is beginning to work in picture books. His work shares his Anishinaabe heritage through storytelling and pattern design, as well as his lived experience as a nonbinary transgender person. He loves bright colors and bold designs that represent people of all backgrounds, and his passion is making art about being trans and happy, showing kids of all ages that it’s good to be different!

Represented by Nicole Geiger

Jonathan Nelson Jonathan Nelson is a Diné illustrator, graphic artist, and fine artist. Originally from Hogback, New Mexico, Jonathan’s works often feature Indigenous peoples and culture in authentic portrayals of Indigenous life and reflections of a thriving, adapting, and resilient Diné culture. His style blends comic and street art, Diné cultural motifs, the southwest desert landscape, graffiti, and scifi imagery into an eclectic mix that is utterly unique. Jonathan is both an American Indian Youth Literature Award winner and honoree. He would love to work on picture books featuring Indigenous characters and story as well as fantasy.

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Represented by Nicole Geiger

©Jonathan Nelson

Meenal Patel Website

Meenal Patel’s work reflects on the power of feeling seen, and celebrates everyday joys. Her pieces often uplift culture- whether her own (Indian) heritage or others’ - inviting connection and strength of community. Her expertise as a graphic and surface designer informs her style, which features exquisite detail, texture and unexpected color combinations. She hikes, bakes, and plays the role of doting aunt in Minneapolis.

Represented by Lilly Ghahremani

South Asia Book Award

Andrea Pippins Website

Andrea Pippins uses her art to empower both adult and young readers around themes of identity, creativity, and well-being. Her projects frequently explore cultural identities, history, and pop culture with vibrant pattern and color combinations. Her signature candy color palettes and handlettering bring joy to every project she touches. Black American and Afro-Brazilian by heritage, she lives in Sweden.

Represented by Lilly Ghahremani

Raquel Russo Website Raquel Russo is a Portuguese illustrator, storyteller, and designer. She has been drawing and painting ever since she could hold a crayon and has worked with watercolor, color pencils, gouache, and digital mediums. These days, her materials of choice are a mixture of gouache and color pencils with digital edits that allow her to create images rich with emotion and meaning. Having illustrated multiple picture books in the European market, Raquel loves to play with rich colors, textures, and lines to illustrate warm, heartfelt stories full of emotion and movement. As an enthusiastic researcher, she also really loves bringing nonfiction picture books to life. Represented by Taylor Martindale Kean

Olivia Sua Website Olivia Sua is a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator from a small mountain town in Washington state, and the illustrator of Water Day, Uno Más, and more. Inspired by nature and rich, meaningful storytelling, Olivia works to create art that reflects her connection to home, family, culture, and the landscapes of her upbringing. Olivia works in a combination of mediums, including cut paper, acrylic, crayon, pastels, and a variety of texturizing techniques, and is interested in developing projects in all categories.

IF I COULD CHOOSE A BEST DAY Poems of Possibility

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Olivia Sua

Represented by Taylor Martindale Kean

Anoosha Syed Website Anoosha Syed is an illustrator, author, and educator. With a passion for inclusive storytelling and inspired by her Pakistani heritage, she has illustrated over forty children’s books, including her authored titles That’s Not My Name!, Lost Stick, and The Salt Princess. Anoosha grew up in the Middle East, received her degree in illustration in Switzerland, and is now painting away in Dallas, Texas, until her next big adventure. As she continues to develop her own original works, she also loves to illustrate book covers, and remains open to picture book illustration inquiries.

Represented by Taylor Martindale Kean

Cheryl “Ras” Thuesday

Website Cheryl “Ras” Thuesday isof Jamaican and Asian heritage and originally hails from South London, England. She finds joy in using bold hues to portray a story. She particularly loves the outdoors, mystery, space, Afro-futurism, magic and the supernatural, and folk tales (especially Caribbean, Chinese, and African cultures), as well as stories centered on self-discovery and confidence. Cheryl illustrates both fiction and nonfiction picture books.

Represented by Nicole Geiger

Alexander Vidal Website Alexander Vidal studied anthropology and worked as a wildlife educator at the Los Angeles Zoo before attending ArtCenter. Travel, exploration, and a love of animals and wild spaces inspire his picture books, including Cougar Crossing which was awarded the Cook Prize Gold Medal. He illustrates for organizations he supports, such as Yosemite Conservancy, Audubon, Smithsonian, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and California Academy of Sciences.

Cook Prize Gold Medal for Nonfiction Represented by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel

Our Full Circle Literary artists also love to illustrate book covers for Chapter Books,

Susie Ghahremani

Christine Almeda

Lisa Congdon

Jonathan Nelson

Alexander Vidal

Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult, and Gift – contact us to discuss a new project!

Rafael Lopez

Bridget George

Vanessa Morales

Anoosha Syed

Andrea Pippins

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