Vera Brosgol

Vera Brosgol is an American and Canadian cartoonist and storyboard artist, born in Moscow, Russia. She moved to the United States at age five and was raised in upstate New York and Canada. Brosgol graduated with a diploma in Classical Animation from Sheridan College. She worked at Laika Entertainment, contributing storyboards and concept art for films like Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Missing Link, and Kubo and the Two Strings. She was Head of Story for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022). Brosgol has also worked as a storyboard artist and writer for episodes of Bee and Puppy Cat and We Bare Bears. She has transitioned to writing books full-time, publishing her first graphic novel, Anya's Ghost, in 2011, and her first picture book, Leave Me Alone, in 2016. Brosgol lives in Portland, Oregon.