Aśka .

Aśka (she/they) is an award-winning graphic novelist, an ex-quantum physicist and a big fan of the little doovalacky above the ‘s’ in her name (which you pronounce ‘Ash-ka’).

A hugely engaging and popular presenter, Aśka is passionate about visual literacy education. In addition to a catalogue of self-published comics they have traditionally published more than a dozen books and graphic novels. Their recent titles include the Stonewall Award Notable YA graphic novel Stars in Their Eyes, which was a CBCA Notable Book, Stonewall Honor Book and nominated for the Comics Art Awards of Australia. Aśka’s latest graphic novel, The Friendship Paradox, will be published by Allen & Unwin in 2026

She is also a recipient of several government Arts grants, prizes and fellowships. Aśka is an organising committee member for the Perth Comic Arts Festival, contributes regularly to The School Magazine, served as Illustrator Co-ordinator in the WA branch of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, has singlehandedly run an animation festival and held a solo art exhibition about numbers in nature.

When they’re not creating, Aśka is travelling across Australia teaching eager students of all ages how to write with pictures.