Bijan Always Wins

Bijan discovers the cost of prioritizing victory in everything he does, from eating asparagus to coloring birds, when he discovers that some things, like friendship, cannot be won.

Adib Khorram lives in Kansas City, Missouri. When he isn’t writing, you can probably find him trying to get his hundred-yard freestyle under a minute, learning to do a Lutz jump, or steeping a cup of oolong. His debut novel, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, earned several awards, including the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. He is also the author of Darius the Great Deserves Better, Kiss and Tell, and the picture book Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story.

Michelle Tran is an illustrator and designer based in Dallas, TX. She is a graduate of UT Austin and worked in online advertising for over 10 years before pursuing her dream of becoming an artist and designer. pursue my dream of becoming an artist and designer. In her free time, Michelle enjoys reading with a cup of coffee, crafting, hiking, cooking, and finding the peaceful moments hidden in each day.