Leila Abdelrazaq is a Palestinian author and artist born in Chicago and currently living in the Detroit metro area. Her debut graphic novel, Baddawi (2015) was shortlisted for the 2015 Palestine Book Awards and has been translated into three languages. She is also the author and Illustrator of The Opening (2017) as well as a number of zines and short comics. She is also co-founder of Maamoul Press.