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Illustoria is a print magazine for creative kids & their grownups. We celebrate visual storytelling, makers and DIY culture through stories, art, comics, interviews, crafts and activities. Our high-quality, tri-annual publication is geared toward readers ages 6-12 and the young at heart. Illustoria is the official publication of the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers, publishing writing and art by young people alongside accomplished professionals.

In Issue 20: Mystery, peek behind the scenes, brave the unknown, and follow our myriad of curiosities. Get entranced by an underwater, glow-in-the-dark cover by Cátia Chen. Explore the curious communication habits of insects. Learn what Oregon's Poet Laureate thinks about Dark Matter. Meet youth activist Freshta Tori Jan, a refugee from Kabul, Afghanistan. Read an interview with cover artist and award-winning illustrator Cátia Chien. Make delicious alien toast with Illustoria's resident Dog Chef. Learn about category-defying, mysterious creatures like the Hagfish and pink glow worm. Read poetry by young authors from around the world about their mythical moon origin story, and much more in this mystifying issue.

Get ready for Illustoria's funniest issue yet! Featuring cover art by Pieter Van Eenoge, Issue 21 is guaranteed to be a knee slapper. Read hilarious comics, make good humored DIY projects, and read silly short stories from young writers from around the world.

Illustoria returns in Issue 19 with our second flippable double issue, exploring the worlds of our dearest feline and canine friends, both domestic and wild. Illustoria is a print magazine for creative kids & their grownups. We celebrate visual storytelling, makers and DIY culture through stories, art, comics, interviews, crafts and activities. Our high-quality, tri-annual publication is geared toward readers ages 6-12 and the young at heart. Illustoria is the official publication of the International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers, publishing writing and art by young people alongside accomplished professionals.

This vibrantly illustrated graphic novel anthology brings to life the childhood experiences of beloved artists and illustrators such as Wanda Gág, Maurice Sendak, and Jerry Pinkney. Stylish illustrations paired with small vignettes and anecdotes from the artists' early lives helps illuminate the hard work, triumphs, failures, and inspiration that helped forge their successful careers. What makes an artist? What sparks their imagination? Where do their creativity and unique style come from? Striking illustrations and a graphic novel format bring to life this anthology of legendary artists and their childhoods. Featuring beloved artists such as Wanda Gág, Maurice Sendak, Tove Jansson, Jerry Pinkney, Yuyi Morales and Hayao Miyazaki, these stories capture the childhood triumphs, failures, and inspirations that predated their careers. Children will see themselves in these portraits and wonder if they, too, might have it in them to make art. A celebration of creativity, this collective graphic biography is sprinkled throughout with writing wisdom and inspiring quotes. Look for the companion book Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers as Kids.