ILLUSTRATOR, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, FINE ARTIST
WILL HILLENBRAND is a celebrated illustrator and author whose published works include almost 75 books for young readers. In addition to his own self-illustrated titles, he has illustrated the works of writers and retellers including Verna Aardema, Elizabeth Rusch, Judy Sierra, Margery Cuyler, Judith St. George, Phyllis Root, Jane Yolen, Karma Wilson, Maureen Wright, Daniel Pinkwater, Olivier Dunrea, Eve Bunting and Jane Hillenbrand. Will has lived most of his life in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he grew up as the youngest of four boys. He now lives in Terrace Park.
ILLUSTRATOR/AUTHOR-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE ART ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI (2019-20)
ILLUSTRATOR/AUTHOR-IN-RESIDENCE AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (2017-19)
New Books
Where do you
find
ideas for your book projects?
How much do your
ideas
change from beginning to end?
What do you do
when you get stuck?
These are all questions creative people and students have, and they can be answered during an author visit.
