Svetlana Chmakova was born and raised in Russia until the age of 16, when her family emigrated to Canada. She quickly made a name for herself with works like DRAMACON, NIGHTSCHOOL, the manga adaptation of James Patterson's Witch & Wizard, and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows. She graduated from Sheridan College with a three-year Classical Animation Diploma. Her latest work for middle grade readers, AWKWARD, has been a runaway critical success and was named one of YALSA's 2016 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens!

Books by Svetlana Chmakova

Crush

by Svetlana Chmakova - Children's, Children's 10-14, Coming of Age, Comic Books, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Youth Fiction

Brave

by Svetlana Chmakova - Children's 10-14, Coming of Age, Comic Books, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Youth Fiction

Awkward

by Svetlana Chmakova - Graphic Novel

Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Volume 1

written by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet, illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova - Fiction, Manga, Young Adult 12+

Nightschool, Volumes 1 and 2

written and illustrated by Svetlana Chmakova - Manga