Rina Ayuyang

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Rina Ayuyang was always inspired by the Sunday newspaper funnies and slice-of-life tales. Her short stories have been nominated for the Ignatz and Eisner awards and she has been honored with a MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence silver medal. Her comics have appeared in Mutha Magazine and The Comics Journal. She is also the publisher of the micro comics imprint Yam Books. She is the author of the graphic novels Blame This on the Boogie, Whirlwind Wonderland, and the 2023 Filipino American noir The Man in the McIntosh Suit. Ayuyang lives in Oakland with her husband and son.