Maisie Paradise Shearring is an author and illustrator based in Hull, UK. Maisie studied illustration at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2013. In 2015, Maisie graduated from Cambridge School of Art with a Distinction in an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. In 2015-2016, she was mentored by Nick Sharratt as part of the Picturehooks scheme, and in April 2015, Maisie won the International Award for Illustration at Bologna Children’s Book Fair.