Kaja Foglio

Kaja Foglio (born January 12, 1970) is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.

Early life and education
Born Kaja Murphy in Bellevue, Washington, and reared in Kirkland, Washington, Foglio graduated from Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington in 1988. She attended the University of Washington, where she was heavily involved with the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

Career
After graduating from UW, she married Phil Foglio and they founded Studio Foglio, LLC in 1995. The studio became the venue for her art prints; many which have been produced as cards for Magic: The Gathering, as well as a publishing house. Kaja Foglio co-writes and illustrates the webcomic Girl Genius with Phil Foglio. She also serves as the chief graphic designer and webmaster for the Studio Foglio and Airship Entertainment websites. Foglio also contributes to other projects, including providing the illustrations Barry Hughart's anthology of The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox.

In 2009 the Foglios and their colorist, Cheyenne Wright, won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones. In 2010 and 2011 the three again won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story. Having won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story all three of its first three years, Kaja, Phil, and Cheyenne announced that, in order to show that the category was a "viable award" (with quality competitors besides themselves), they were refusing nomination for the following year (2012).

Works illustrated

 * Cat on the Dovrejfel (1997)
 * The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (1998)
 * Magic: The Gathering trading cards
 * Shadowfist trading cards

Works Co-Authored

 * What's New with Phil and Dixie (1999) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City (2001) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Monster Engine (2002) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams (2005) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank (2005) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Clockwork Princess (2006) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite (2007) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle (2008) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones (2009) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm (2010) (OCLC )
 * Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse (2011) (OCLC )
 * Agatha H. and the Airship City (2011) (OCLC )
 * Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess (2012) (OCLC )