Alyssa Bermudez

Alyssa Bermudez is a born and bred Nuyorican living down under in Tasmania! She studied illustration and animation at the Fashion Institute of Technology for undergraduate and graduate courses. As an illustrator and art teacher for students aged 5-75+, she strives to put the KA-POW into stories and learning, while representing children of diverse backgrounds. Her illustrations can be found on fabric and fashion, in magazines, books or even on stage! She is obsessed with dogs, books, live sketching, mountain biking, traveling and keeping plants alive. Her graphic novel memoir, Big Apple Diaries, made the ALA’s Best Graphic Novels list in 2021.
Awards / Honors
- 2022-Newbery Honor- Iveliz Explains it All
- 2021- ALA Best Graphic Novels List- Big Apple Diaries
- 2021 Junior Library Guild Selection- Big Apple Diaries
- 2022 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Shortlist – Big Apple Diaries
- 2018 Américas Award Commended Title – Lucía the Luchadora
- 2018 Amelia Bloomer Book List – Lucía the Luchadora
- 2017 NPR Best Books of the Year – Lucía the Luchadora
- 2017 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books – Lucía the Luchadora
- 2017 Kirkus’s Best Picture Books to Give Readers Strength – Lucía the Luchadora