Paula is an author, illustrator and comics creator. She has illustrated numerous books for children and written three children's picture books as author. She's been a professional freelance illustrator since 1992. Her first graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, (for adults) is published by Myriad Editions (UK) and Penn State University Press (N America). It's about the pressures on women to have children and what happens when life doesn't go to plan. An extract of it was shortlisted in Myriad's inaugural First Graphic Novel Competition in 2012. Judges included Ian Rankin, Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry and Steve Bell. "Intensely moving… honest and personal. It is a story told in pictures with sparse words about fertility, about loss, about growth. Of expectations - both personal and those from friends, family and society. It is about grief and pain and love. I wish I could think of a less trite way of saying this, but it makes you feel less alone." Victoria MacDonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News "Funny, poignant and philosophical, this elegant graphic novel challenges cultural pronatalism and examines the experience of living with a chronic, yet poorly understood, illness. I learnt a lot from this visually sophisticated and tremendously informative work, which is a must-read for anyone interested in reproductive politics." -Ian Williams, co-founder, Graphic Medicine Paula's interests include wildlife, especially of the feathered variety. She pleads with them to prefer her garden, but local felines have other ideas. Her love of nature often inspires her writing, especially her own tiny woodland of oaklings. She dabbles in photography and considers herself an enthusiastic amateur. Instagram: @paulajkstudio (illustration) @paulajknight (photos)