Maria Fröhlich

About

Born: 1987
Currently lives in: Stockholm
Jury member since: 2024

Maria Fröhlich is an illustrator, author, and comic book artist. She has written and illustrated the Ruby books, with the first part, Ruby & Lion, published in 2021. She made her U.S. debut with a comic adaptation of Neil Gaiman's short story The Man Who Forgot Ray Bradbury in 2013. Maria is a member of the Swedish Academy for Children's Books and a professional representative on the subject council at Konstfack, Sweden's largest university for arts, crafts and design, where she is also a guest lecturer.

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