Cristina Portolano was born in Naples in 1986 but has been living in Bologna since 2005. She creates comic books and illustrations, and teaches at various Italian schools and academies. Her books are published both in Italy and abroad. She has published stories in anthologies and magazines such as Lucy sulla cultura, La Stampa, Soccer Illustrated, Vita magazine, Lo straniero, and Hamelin. Her drawings and illustrations have been published by Topipittori, Canicola, Coconino Press, Beccogiallo, Corraini edizioni, Feltrinelli comics, Iperborea, Edizioni Settenove, Rizzoli Lizard, Centauria, Mondadori, 24ore cultura, Camelozampa, Fondazione Toscanini, Edizioni Curci, People edizioni, Minerva, and Pendragon. She also collaborates with the monthly magazine Internazionale Kids.