Gwendolyn Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982), known professionally as
G. Willow Wilson, is an American comics writer, prose author, essayist, and journalist. She lived in
Egypt during her early twenties; her first
graphic novel,
Cairo (Vertigo, 2007), was based there and was listed as a top graphic novel for teens by both the
American Library Association and the
School Library Journal. Her comic series
Air was nominated for the
Eisner Award, and her first novel,
Alif the Unseen, won the 2013
World Fantasy Award.