Sophie Beer

Sophie Beer is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Brisbane, Australia, best known for her bright, playful artwork and stories that celebrate kindness, inclusion, and equality. She holds a dual degree with distinction in Law and Creative Industries, and her books have sold nearly one million copies worldwide. Sophie has partnered with major publishers including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hardie Grant, and Scholastic, and her illustration clients include Disney, Google, and the Sydney Opera House. In 2022, she received a Varuna Writers' Space Fellowship, and in 2024 her middle-grade novel Thunderhead was released. When she's not writing or illustrating, she enjoys spending time with her plants, music, books, and advocating for equality--often with a chocolate chip cookie in hand.