Nilah Magruder is based in Maryland. She is the co-author of Creaky Acres, a middle-grade graphic novel; the author of M.F.K., a middle-grade graphic novel and winner of the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity; HOW TO FIND A FOX; and WUTARYOO. She has published short stories in Fireside Magazine, FIYAH Magazine, All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages, and Fiery Deeps.
Nilah is the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics and created the character Spider-Byte for Marvel’s Spider-Geddon event. She has illustrated children’s books for Disney-Hyperion, Scholastic, and Penguin Random House, and works as a writer and storyboard artist in television animation. She is currently making graphic novels for middle-grade and young adult readers. When she is not working, Nilah is baking, gardening, and herding her assortment of cats, dogs, and chickens.