LYDIA JOY is a writer and illustrator based in Colorado. She is the author of Love & Radio in the Time of the Apocalypse, The First Draft Handbook and has illustrated books such as Feels Like Home by Kelsey French.

She’s the creator of comics: The Hobby Goblin and Wallflowers on Webtoon.

When she’s not writing books, you can find her painting, making zines, reading in the corner of a local coffee shop, watering her plants, and playing D&D or cooking with her husband.

Lydia received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado.