Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of Nurk, Digger, Dragonbreath, Castle Hangnail, and Hamster Princess. Her Eisner-nominated comic "Digger" won the Hugo
Award for Best Graphic Story and the Mythopoeic Award, and her
children's book Dragonbreath won the Sequoyah Award in 2013.

Ursula
grew up in Oregon and Arizona, went to college at Macalester College in
Minnesota, and stayed there for ten years, until she finally learned to
drive in deep snow and was obligated to leave the state.

Having
moved across the country several times, she eventually settled in
Pittsboro, North Carolina, where she works full-time as an artist,
writer, and creator of oddities. She lives with her husband, a beagle,
and a small collection of cats.