About Kat Fajardo
Kat Fajardo is a Honduran Colombian award-winning cartoonist and illustrator from the lively and magical place of Loisaida, New York City. They are the creator of Miss Quinces and its companion, Miss Camper. Miss Quinces was a national indie bestseller, and its Spanish edition, Srta. Quinces, received a Pura Belpré Award Honor. Kat is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and they love to create playful and colorful work about self-acceptance and Latine culture. Their work has been recognized by online publications such as Remezcla, El Hispanic News, School Library Journal, Huffington Post Latino Voices, and more. When Kat isn’t making comics, you might find them collecting small junk for scrapbooking, listening to spooky podcasts, or chasing after their sock-stealing pups, Mac and Roni. Kat lives in Austin, Texas. Visit them online at katfajardo.com.