Whitney Gardner

Whitney Gardner is an author and illustrator from Victoria, British Columbia.^[1] Her young adult novel You're Welcome Universe, which has an Indian, Deaf protagonist, was the winner of the 2018 Schneider Family Book Award. Her novel Chaotic Good was nominated for a 2019 White Pine Award.^[2][3] Gardner is represented by Charlie Olsen of Inkwell Management.^[4] Her first graphic novel Fake Blood received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews and was called "a dazzling debut".^[5]

Whitney Gardner
Occupation(s)	Author, illustrator

Personal life

Gardner grew up in New York. She has a BFA from SUNY Purchase in graphic design and worked as an art teacher and school librarian in the Bronx before moving to Portland, Oregon and then settling in Canada.^[6][7][8] She is married and she and her husband have two pugs named Gouda and Fig.^[9] She plays ukulele.^[1]

Bibliography

• You're Welcome, Universe (2017)
• Chaotic Good (2018)
• Fake Blood (2018)
• Becoming RBG (Illustrations by) (2019)
• Long Distance (2021)
• The Racc Pack (Art by) (2024)
• The Racc Pack #2: Prince and the Pawper (Art by) (2025)