Tor Freeman graduated from Kingston University in 1999 with a degree in illustration, and had since written and illustrated a selection of picture books which are published in several countries. These include the Olive series, Digby Dog Delivers, Showtime for Billie and Coco and Toucan Brothers. In 2012, Tor received the prestigious Maurice Sendak Fellowship and in November 2017 she was the winner of the Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize for her graphic story, If You’re So Wise, How Come You’re Dead? She works from a shared studio in London.