Ruth Sanderson has been illustrating professionally for over 45 years, working across many publishing genres. She has won numerous ribbons and best-in-show awards at science fiction and fantasy conventions, the Comicon Inkpot Award, as well as two Chesley awards for her scratchboard illustrations. Her fairytales for children include The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Snow Princess, Papa Gatto, and her award-winning tale, The Enchanted Wood. Ruth is currently working on illustrating a number of limited editions for Centipede Press, including the cover for Powers of Darkness by Bram Stoker.