Justin Colón is the author of THE QUACKEN, IMPOSSIBLE POSSUMS, IMPOSSIBLE POSSUM FOR MAYOR, VAMPURR, and several other picture books yet to be announced. He is the owner of The Kidlit Hive and previously founded/hosted PBChat, a community and annual mentorship program that assisted over 100+ upcoming picture book creators on their publication journey during its four year run. In his other life, Justin is a professional, formally trained voice and on-camera actor and SAG-AFTRA member who has co-starred on hit shows such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Gotham, and Sneaky Pete. He lives in New York.