You Byun

Nice to meet you! My name is You Byun, thank you for stopping by this page. I feel humble and excited for my very first picture book Dream Friends. All of your warm and supporting comments/reviews really helps me to keep making books for children. (perhaps even for adults!) So, thank you very much.

Kindly yours,

You

Author-Illustrator You Byun was born in Queens, New York. Byun grew up in America, Korea and Japan, and after getting BFA from Hongik University in Korea she returned to New York. She received her Master's degree of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 2009. Her work has been recognized by various magazines, awards and competitions, including Nobrow, Pick Me Up London, Communication Arts Magazine, Creative Quarterly, Ai-Ap, Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustration LA, & Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (with winning both Grand Prize in Portfolio Award, and Tomie DePaola Award at a same time on 2010). She now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.