Melanie Gillman is a cartoonist and colored pencil artist who specializes in LGBTQ books for kids and teens. They are the creator of the Stonewall Honor Award-winning graphic novel As The Crow Flies (Iron Circus Comics, 2017), as well as Stage Dreams (Lerner/Graphic Universe, 2019). Their newest book, Other Ever Afters, a collection of original queer fairy tale comics, is now available from Random House Graphic. In addition to their graphic novel work, they also teach in the Comics MFA Program at the California College of the Arts.