Moniza Hossain is a Singaporean author and illustrator of Bengali descent who writes children’s books inspired by her South Asian heritage. She has a Masters in English Literature and is represented by Triada US.
Her debut picture book, Street Puppy Masjid Cat, is coming out in October of 2025 with Little Bee Books, and her sophomore picture book, Ritu In The Sun, will be published by Random House Children’s Books in 2026. She also writes books for middle grade readers. Her middle grade debut, The Fear Factory, will be published by Holiday House Books in 2026. She has a short story in the award winning anthology Being Ace, and another in an anthology entitled The Beasts Beneath the Winds, that will be published in the fall of 2025 with Abrams.
When she’s not busy writing, she teaches English literature and paints dragons.