Astrid Kamalyan comes from a big, happy Armenian family, where she is the oldest of five siblings. Childhood summers spent in Artsakh are what inspired her to paint with words. Astrid is a member of SCBWI and 12x12. Astrid’s debut picture book Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day, is a Junior Library Guild Selection and will be released by Charlesbridge in September 2023. You can learn more about her at astridkamalyan.com and on Twitter: @astridkamalyan.