Kaja Foglio (born January 12, 1970)[1] 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, a series which went on to win two more Hugo Awards.
Kaja, with Phil, founded Studio Foglio, LLC in 1995. The studio became the venue for her art prints, many of which have been produced as cards for
Magic: The Gathering. Kaja Foglio co-writes and illustrates the
webcomicGirl Genius with Phil Foglio. She 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.[5] In 2010,[6] 2011[7] they won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story again. Having won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for three years running, Kaja, Phil, and Cheyenne announced that, in order to show that the category was a "viable award", they refused nomination for the following year (2012).[8]