Lika Nüssli, *1973 in Flawil (CH). After training as a textile designer in Herisau, she studied illustration at the Lucerne School of Art and Design. She has been working as a freelance artist in St. Gallen since 2003. She has received several awards for her graphic work, including the Comic Scholarship of the German-speaking Cities of Switzerland in 2016, the Pro Helvetia Comic Work Grant in 2020 and a Swiss Literature Prize for "Starkes Ding" in 2023.