Illustrator Trudy White was born in 1970, in Melbourne, Australia. As of 2012, she had had three illustrated books of fiction published and five solo exhibitions of artwork. White also illustrates other people's work for books, newspapers and magazines. In 2006 she completed a Masters in Fine Art by Research at VCA. She lives and works in Melbourne, teaching drawing and writing workshops at schools, libraries and universities, as well as making pictures.