Gus
Gordon

Gus Gordon is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and author. He has illustrated and written nearly 100 books for children. His books, including Wendy, Herman and Rosie (2013 CBCA Honour book), Somewhere Else (2017 Speech Pathology book of the year), The Last Peach
and Finding François have been sold in over 20 countries worldwide and have received wide international recognition. He has twice been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Gus’s first graphic novel, Into the Bewilderness, released in the US and Australia in 2025, was chosen as a ‘Notable’ book in the Younger Reader’s category of the 2026 CBCA book of the year awards, and it was also shortlisted for the ‘Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature’ in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Gus lives in Brisbane, Australia. He is represented by Charlie Olsen of InkWell Management in New York. He also loves cheese, and things that go with cheese.