Patricia McCormick is a writer and teacher of creative writing. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children. Cut is her first novel. Yasmin Imamura is an illustrator of many picture books for children including (Kirkus-starred) Winged Wonders by Meeg Pincus and The Very Oldest Pear Tree by Nancy Sanders. She's also a product designer for clients like Anthropologie, Papyrus and Sanrio. She currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. You can visit her at yasimamura.com.