ila Nguyen-Hayama

ila Nguyen-Hayama is a Japanese-Vietnamese American artist who had somehow wandered into the world of comics after studying evolutionary biology and culinary arts. Her debut graphic novel Red Threads: A Witch's Tale publishes with Abrams Fanfare in Fall 2025. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family of humans, a dog, cat, two small parrots, and two chickens.