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

She is also the creator of the webcomics The Hobby Goblin and Wallflowers on Webtoon.

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

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