Lina Maslo is an author and illustrator with a Degree in Art from New College of Florida.
Though she spent most of her childhood in Florida, she was born in Ukraine and came to the United States at the age of five. She loves stories about courage and perseverance--about people overcoming great odds to meet their destiny.
Lina’s debut book, FREE AS A BIRD: THE STORY OF MALALA, is published by Balzer+Bray of HarperCollins. FREE AS A BIRD is a Library Guild Selection, as well as a 2019 CCBC Choice and the winner of the Living the Dream Book Award.
A second book, THROUGH THE WARDROBE: HOW C. S. LEWIS CREATED NARNIA, will be released on 05/05/2020.
Lina lives with her husband and children in South Carolina. She is an active member of the SCBWI. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter @linamaslo.
For book illustration inquiries, please contact her agent, Rubin Pfeffer of RPC, LLC, at info@rpcontent.com.
For all other inquiries: lina@linamaslo.com or on Twitter @linamaslo
Here are a few interviews with me!
A podcast interview with Bethany Hegedus of The Writing Barn where we chat about my path to publication and my process for writing and illustrating Free As a Bird. www.thewritingbarn.com/podcasts/porchlight-episode-22-lina-maslo/
A detailed post (with lots of photos!) about my artistic process making Free As a Bird on Carter Higgins' beautiful blog,
Design of the Picture Book. www.designofthepicturebook.com/free-as-a-bird-an-interview-with-lina-maslo/
Free As a Bird Q&A with Deborah Kalb! deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2018/01/q-with-lina-maslo.html
The Picture Book Buzz: An in-depth interview about Free As a Bird with Maria Marshall. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/2018/01/22/The-Picture-Book-Buzz---Interview-with-Lina-Maslo
A podcast interview with Bethany Hegedus of The Writing Barn where we chat about my path to publication and my process for writing and illustrating Free As a Bird. www.thewritingbarn.com/podcasts/porchlight-episode-22-lina-maslo/
A detailed post (with lots of photos!) about my artistic process making Free As a Bird on Carter Higgins' beautiful blog,
Design of the Picture Book. www.designofthepicturebook.com/free-as-a-bird-an-interview-with-lina-maslo/
Free As a Bird Q&A with Deborah Kalb! deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2018/01/q-with-lina-maslo.html
The Picture Book Buzz: An in-depth interview about Free As a Bird with Maria Marshall. www.mariacmarshall.com/single-post/2018/01/22/The-Picture-Book-Buzz---Interview-with-Lina-Maslo