1. Ursula Vernon was born on May 28,1977 and is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator.
16 Facts About Ursula Vernon
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Ursula Vernon studied anthropology at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she first took art classes.
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Ursula Vernon first became known for her webcomics and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing anthropomorphic animals.
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Ursula Vernon then moved into writing and illustrating a number of children's books, her first being published in 2008, and then books for adults under the pseudonym T Kingfisher.
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Ursula Vernon decided to start using the pseudonym in order to avoid confusion amongst parents who were only familiar with her as a children's book author, and chose it because she loves kingfishers.
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Ursula Vernon regularly attends conventions to exhibit and sell her work.
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Ursula Vernon has been a guest of honor at Midwest FurFest 2004 and 2009, and the Artist Guest of Honor at Further Confusion 2010.
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Ursula Vernon was the Author Guest of Honor for Mythcon 45 and a Guest of Honor at Eurofurence 20, both in August 2014.
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In June 2023, Ursula Vernon announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer; however, by December of that year, she announced that her treatment had been successful and she was "cancer-free".
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Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of the Dragonbreath and Hamster Princess children's book series, published by Dial Books:.
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Ursula Vernon is the author of the Eisner Award-nominated and Hugo Award-winning webcomic Digger.
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Ursula Vernon is the writer and illustrator of the webcomic Irrational Fears and the short stories "Little Creature" and "Little Creature and the Redcap".
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Ursula Vernon's work includes the creation of digital art as well as the use of more traditional mediums such as watercolour and acrylics, with much of her more recent work being mixed media.
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Ursula Vernon has taken commercial commissions such as book covers and game art.
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Ursula Vernon's artwork titled The Biting Pear of Salamanca became an internet meme in the form of the "LOL WUT pear" and has been made into a resin figurine due to its popularity.
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Ursula Vernon has designed labels for a series of tea and soap products.