About

Vivian Zhou is a Chinese-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She loves writing stories filled with magic, and her work often blends fantasy with personal narratives. She graduated from the Bachelor of Animation program at Sheridan College, and subsequently pivoted to graphic novels to continue pursuing her love for visual storytelling.

She is best known for being the creator of the graphic novels “Atana and the Firebird” and “Atana and the Jade Mermaid”. When she isn’t working on graphic novels, she can often be found making short comics for zines and comic anthologies.

For Nova Scotia based school visits, please visit the Writers in Schools program at the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia.

Represented by Thao Le at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.

Graphic Novels

– Atana and the Firebird (HarperAlley, 2023)
– Atana and the Jade Mermaid (HarperAlley, May 2025)
– The Crow Princess (First Second, 2027)