Ashley Belote studied traditional animation under the direction of Don Bluth. Ashley is a West Virginia native and earned her BA from Alderson Broaddus University. She earned her MA in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. Her graduate studies included a children’s literature and illustration course, The Whole Book Approach, at Simmons College, through the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. She also serves as the Illustrator Coordinator for the Carolinas chapter of SCBWI. Ashley is represented by Moe Ferrara of Triada US Literary Agency.