Helena Crevel is an illustrator born in Ukraine and currently working from her studio in Paris, France.
Living in the city of light, Helena enjoys the adventure of art and life and shares her passion in her art, while teaching art, and working on illustrating stories.

As our in-house illustrator, Helena is available to help authors with all their illustrating needs. Browse her portfolio and read her full bio here.

Krista Zimonick is a meticulous, focused editor with a keen eye for catching errors. She earned her MA and BA in English Literature at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, she holds a Certificate in Editing from the American Copy Editors Society (ACES), and has completed editing courses through the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), an organization of which she is an active member. For over ten years, she’s worked in post-secondary educational administration and leadership. Krista is also a former college composition instructor and tutor.

As a freelance editor, Krista has copyedited and proofread over a thousand children's books (mainly picture books, easy readers, and chapter books), as well as middle grade novels, dissertations, and master's theses. She’s also done a significant amount of editing in each of her professional roles (academic articles, student handbooks, and presentations).

Connect with Krista on her website, https://www.kristazimonick.com/

Laura Clawson is an illustrator and educator who loves drawing, crafting, cooking, and reading. In her spare time, she puts her heart into her job as an elementary educator and she is a dedicated plant mom. Laura lives in Virginia with her husband and enjoys spending time with her daughter, Bethanie.

Laura collaborated with J. S. Clawson for his Tibby the Mouse book, bringing Tibby to life with her illustrations.

Born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia, Julia Naurzalijeva is a classically trained artist with experience in a wide variety of media. 

After graduating from university with a Bachelor in Theater Arts, she worked for several years as both a set and costume designer for theatrical and movie productions in Estonia, Russia and France.

Later on, she painted murals and illustrated books of various kinds, including children's literature and graphic novels. 

Books illustrated by Julia have been distributed by publishing houses and self-publishing authors in Canada, Poland, USA, Russia and Estonia. 

Whereas her work with murals was for private residences in North America, namely Illinois in the United States and Ontario, Canada.

You can view Julia’s portfolio on her website here, https://www.julianau.com/