Magnhild Winsnes (b. 1980) is an animator and illustrator. Her debut, the graphic novel Shhh, earned her several prestigious awards,including the Exeptional Book Prize at the International Children’s and Youth Literature at the 21st International Literature Festival in Berlin 2021. Winsnes is the illustrator of the internationally bestselling non-fiction books The Girl Book and The Boy Book, published in 20 territories. Winsnes has worked in several animation productions as animator, designer, director and producer. Among them the Academy Award winner animation film, “The Danish Poet”, directed by Torill Kove.