Jess Hannigan is the author and illustrator of picture books, including Spider in the Well, The Bear Out There, The Cow in the Dark at Night and more. She also works in editorial art, amongst other things. Some say she has the heart of a designer and the sensibility of a professional clown. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

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Selected clients:

The New York Times, HarperCollins, Scholastic, Reader’s Digest Canada, Cottage Life Magazine, Spotify, VOX, The Washington Post, Paperole, The Globe and Mail, Medium, The New Yorker, The Walrus.

Awards:

Society of Illustrators Warby Parker Visionary Scholarship Award

New Talent Award in the Exploration Category from the AOI

Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2024, 2025

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📧 CONTACT

For freelance or general inquiries, you can reach me at hannigan.jess@gmail.com 

For book related inquiries, please email my literary agent Hannah Mann at hmann@writershouse.com

📸 INSTAGRAM @jess.hgn

Photo Credit DAN BOTHEN, 2025