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Youme Landowne also known as Youme is an author, illustrator and creator of public art who has written a number of award-winning picture books addressing personal and social issues. She graduated from the The New School for Social Research with a BA in Cross-Cultural Communication through Art (Education and Writing) in 1992.

Youme won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Selavi (That is Life) A Haitian Story of Hope in 2005 and the YALSA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels Award.