Nadia Shammas is an Arab-American comic writer born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is the co-creator and author of Squire, a Middle Eastern YA fantasy. Her other notable projects include being the creator and curator of Corpus: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments, an anthology based around illness, disability, and healthcare experiences. When not writing, she's thinking about her great loves: girls with swords, her cat Lilith, and cold brew coffee.