Jonathan Hillman is a graduate of Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program, where he won the Walden Pond Press Award for Excellence in Middle Grade Fiction. His work has been featured in Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives. His debut picture book Big Wig is out now, and his second picture book The Wishing Machine is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in Fall 2023. He lives near Minneapolis, MN with his two cats.