Samantha Campbell

Samantha Campbell is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Darwin, Northern Territory. Samantha is descended from the Dagoman people from Katherine, and as a child lived in remote Aboriginal communities across the Top End.

Samantha studied graphic design in Melbourne and worked as a freelance graphic designer before illustrating her first children's book, Alfred’s War (written by Rachel Bin Salleh). Alfred’s War was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Speech Pathology Australia’s Book of the Year Awards. Samantha’s other books include Brother Moon, by Maree McCarthy Yoelu, and Aunty’s Wedding, by Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler. Samantha enjoys illustrating with a range of different mediums in many styles.