Joanna Vander Vlugt is an author and illustrator. As a teenager, she drew charcoal portraits and wrote mysteries. Under the pseudonym J.C. Szasz, her short mysteries Egyptian Queen and The Parrot and Wild Mushroom Stuffing were published in the Crime Writers of Canada mystery anthologies. Her personal essay, No Beatles Reunion was published in the Dropped Threads 3: Beyond the Small Circle anthology. 

The Unravelling, her debut novel, was a Canadian Book Club Awards finalist. She is proud of her podcast JCVArtStudio - From the Dressing Room and the many artists and authors she’s interviewed.