Black Dolls Vol. 1

About the Author

Rachel Faturoti (Author)

Rachel Faturoti is a YA and children's fiction writer, editor, and poet with a passion for broadening the scope of authentic Black representation in YA and children's fiction. She believes it's important for readers to see themselves represented well in stories. Rachel's favourite books are Skellig, Coraline and A Monster Calls.

Flo Woolley (Illustrator)

Flo Woolley is a freelance comic artist and illustrator based in Leeds, UK. They grew up in Glossop, Derbyshire, and studied Comic and Concept Art at Leeds Arts University. After graduating, they published their university final year comic 'Skin Deep' (a short queer horror/romance) with US indie publisher, Silver Sprocket.

Flo enjoys bouldering and cooking. They also have a longstanding passion for anime and manga which influences both their art and stories to form a style somewhere between western comic/cartoon styles and more Japanese influences.

Flo is part of the Leeds Comics Collective as well as The Biscuit Tin Comics Collective (https://biscuittincomics.wixsite.com/biscuittincomics)