Jess Hannigan is the author and illustrator of the picture books Spider in the Well and The Bear Out There. She also works in editorial illustration, and considers herself an all-purpose illustrator. Some of her clients include The New York Times, Reader’s Digest Canada, Cottage Life Magazine, VOX, and more.
She was awarded the 2020 Warby Parker Visionary Scholarship Award by the Society of Illustrators, and the 2020 New Talent Award in the Exploration Category by the AOI.
She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with her partner Dan and her cats, Mac and Theo.
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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
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📸 INSTAGRAM @jess.hgn
Photo Credit DAN BOTHEN, 2025