Sneha Pradhan is a lover of all things story-related and is passionate about creating brave, whimsical characters that bring a smile to her audience. She has a Liberal Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College in the US and an MSc in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. After spending over half a decade as a policy researcher, Sneha pivoted into the magical world of writing fiction. She was born and raised in Kathmandu and now lives in Chicago. When she isn't dreaming up new worlds or wrapped up in an audiobook, you can find her taking walks along the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan with her husband or having coffee chats with her family back home in Nepal. Promina Shrestha is an illustrator, comics artist and researcher in the field of visual arts. She currently directs her creative energy towards personal projects while residing on a rural farm in Nepal. As the co-founder of Virangana Comics Collective, she annually spearheads a non-fiction comics workshop in Nepal, catering to both writers and illustrators. Promina has worked with the Women of the World (WoW) Festival through the Creating Heroines project, with the British Council and has animated and illustrated for the Linden Museum in Stuttgart. She is passionate about identity politics, mental health and working with children. Notably, she has earned national recognition in Nepal, winning two awards in Children's illustration for her works 'Maile Aja Ke Ke Jane' (2012) and 'Kasko Bhoto' (2015).

A Nepalese boy tries to help a yeti stranded in the city [...] Pradhan's storytelling smoothly balances short text blocks with dialogue in speech bubbles. Bright, busy scenes of jubilant urban density surrounded by verdant mountain ranges provide an enticing glimpse of Dev's world. Shrestha gleefully covers pages with the detailed clutter of a mile-a-minute kid and the detritus of a hungry mountain monster. In narrative and visuals, Kathmandu feels both invitingly unique and cozily ordinary. Perfectly playful and overflowing with fun.