Sonia Leong is a professional comic artist and illustrator specialising in the Anime/Manga style. Her first graphic novel was Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet published by SelfMadeHero. She has won many awards including Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Reader and Best Books for Young Adults 2008 for Romeo and Juliet; Winner in Tokyopop's first UK Rising Stars of Manga competition (2005/06) and Winner in NEO Magazine's 2005 Manga Competition. Sonia is also one of the core members of Sweatdrop Studios Manga group, and has contributed artwork to Tori Amos's Comic Book Tattoo anthology as well as having her artwork featuring prominently in the British movie, Popcorn.